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SouthEastern Gunma 2

Fragmentary infomation about Ota and Tatebayashi. Kanayamajo Castle, Serata Toshogu & Chorakuji, Daikoin etc.

Tatebayashi - Guide

pinZenchoji Temple [善長寺]



Tatebayashi, Gunma Pref.MAP

Zenchoji is a Soto Zen temple with well-maintained precincts.

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pinZendoji Temple [善導寺]



Tatebayashi, Gunma Pref.MAP

Zendoji is a Jodo Buddhist temple with well-maintained precincts.

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pinMorinji Temple [茂林寺]



Tatebayashi, Gunma Pref.MAP

Morjinji is a Soto Zen temple with well-maintained precincts.
Near Tobu Line Morinji Sta.

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pinHoncho-nichome Higashi Kumin-kaikan 本町二丁目東区民会館


Tatebayashi, Gunma Pref.MAP

This building built in 1938 used to be the management center of geisha but now is a meeting place for local people.
Nera Tobu Line Tatebayashi Sta.
Honcho-nichome Higashi Kumin-kaikan

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Ota - Guide

pinDaiko-in Temple [大光院]



Ota, Gunma Pref.MAP

Daikoin is a relatively large Jodo Buddism temple.
25-min walk from Tobu Line Ota Sta.

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pinKanayama Castle [金山城跡]



Ota, Gunma Pref.MAP

Located on top of Mt Kana-yama, which is 236m (774ft) high, are the ruins of Kanayama Castle which existed from the 15th to 16th century.

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pinSerata Toshogu Shrine [世良田東照宮]



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9:00-16:30 (9:30-16:00 Nov-Mar); 300yen

Serata Toshogu is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Shogunate founder Tokugawa Ieyasu.
20-min walk from Tobu Line Serata Sta.

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pinChorakuji Temple [長楽寺]



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Chorakuji is a Tendai Buddhist temple founded in 1221 and was in charge of adjacent Serata Toshogu Shrine during the Edo Period.

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