MIWA TOWN


Tourist Attractions in Miwa

Yasaka Bridge
The Giant Fountain in Yasaka Lake
Yasaka Dam
An-on Jizou Bosatsu
Yasaka Valley (scenic spot designated by Yamaguchi Prefecture government)
Mount Misen
Mount Myouken
Ikimi River Dam
Miwa Golf Club
Yasaku Lake Sports Park


Population 5,442
Total area 127.53 square kilometers
Mountainous and forested area 95.47 square kilometers
Residential zoned area 1.37 square kilometers
Farming area 7.64 square kilometers
Average annual temperature Approximately 15
Annual precipitation Approximately 2,000mm
Town hall location Longitude: 1324"30"E
@ Latitude: 3413"6"N

Other Sightseeing Spots:

Onoda Folklore Material Gallery
akagami-Buikujo (Fuikujo?) and Tamano-Higashidaira
Houkyo-Into of Toudaiji Temple
Sumita Main Shrine
unichika Remains
Execution Site Remains of Hikichi(Hikiji?) Pass
Nakano-Kawayama Milestone

Events in Miwa Town

Miwa Sancharo Festival
Aruicharo 10,000-Step Rally
Folk Entertainment

History of Miwa


Miwa History and Folk Material Gallery

Garden Lantern of Ikimi
Sixteen Goodness God Statue with Dyed Silk
Fossil of Entomonotis
Fossil of Ammonite (Replica)
Stone Axes from the Jomon and Yayoi Periods
Money Box from the Muromachi Period
Cup-Shaped Hole from the ancient times
Neighboring Sightseeing Spots

Neighboring Sightseeing Spots

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Great Torii in Miyajima Town

A great Torii in a vermilion color that stands at the entrance of Iwajima(Iwao-jima?) Shrine is renowned as a typical scenery of Japan for those who travel to this country.

Atom Bomb Dome in Hiroshoima Town

Hiroshima City is famous for its Atom Bomb Dome, the skeletal domed building which commemorates the first dropping of the atom bomb in history.