(13) Mishima City Disaster Prevation Center

(13) Mishima City Disaster Prevation Center

Seseragi Walking route / (D) Mishima Taisha Shrine Area

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Yusenji Temple

Yusenji Temple was founded in 1568, with its precincts built on the ruins of an ancient great temple called Daikoji Temple, which itself was built during the Hakuho era (from the late 7th century until the beginning of the 8th century).

Mishima Taisha Shrine

The Mishima Taisha shrine is widely known as one of the most prestigious shrines in Japan.(“Ichinomiya”)
The date of its foundation is unknown.
Since ancient times, the shrine has protected the area of Mishima and hence on look the name “Mishima”.

Old Kamakura Road

The “Kamakura Kodo” is a road that was developed to connect Kyoto and Kamakura when "Minamoto no Yoritomo" started Japan’s first Shogunate regime in Kamakura (Kamakura Shogunate), and it became the essential road for east-west traffic.

The ruins of "Toiyaba (Administration office in Edo period)"

Mishima town flourished as the 11th post town on the “Tokaido road” that was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period in Japan, connecting Kyoto to Edo (Tokyo).


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