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Seseragi Walking route / (D) Mishima Taisha Shrine Area

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House of Mishima Lunar Calendar Publisher


The “House of Mishima Lunar Calendar Publisher” is a small museum that introduces the “Mishima-goyami calendar” that is a Japan’s oldest calendar as a printed calendar with kana characters.
It is located 300 m east of the Mishima Taisha Shrine.


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.


Riverside’s Literature Monuments (Mizukami-dori Road)


On the Mizukami-dori Street along the Sakuragawa River from Mishima Station to Mishima Taisha Shrine, there are 12 monuments of literary figures related to Mishima city, including the world-famous writers such as Dazai Osamu and Wakayama Bokusui.


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