A Self-Guided Walking Tour Miyoshi City's Old Town Legend

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1. Spot one of Miyoshi City's regional manhole designs near Kakuzenji Temple, founded in the late 1500s. You'll pause at this centuries-old temple, a quiet marker of the castle town's long religious history.

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2. See the cormorant fishing inlet where evening sightseeing boats set out on the Basen River from June through September. You'll stand at the launch point of a folk tradition practiced continuously in Miyoshi for 450 years.

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3. Cross the red Tomoe Bridge into Miyoshimachi, the gateway to the city's historic castle town. You'll leave the modern station behind as cobblestone streets and mononoke lanterns come into view ahead.

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4. Discover the legend of Heitarō Inō, the unflinching teenager harassed by supernatural creatures for thirty straight nights. You'll learn how this ghost story reflected real anxieties as Miyoshi's silver-trade prosperity began to fade.

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5. Browse shops and exhibits displaying Miyoshi's distinctive hand-glazed clay dolls. You'll uncover a craft tradition tied closely to the city's folklore and local identity.

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6. Visit Sanshoji Temple, home to a castle gate relocated from Higumayama when the fortress fell into ruin. You'll walk beneath a structure that carried the memory of a lost stronghold into a new home.

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7. Pass the former Masunoi Sake Brewery, a preserved Edo-period building along the old trade roadway. You'll picture the brewing trade that once thrived alongside Miyoshi's silver commerce.

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8. Explore Dasai Shrine, where three deities, including the great-grandfather of Japan's first emperor, are enshrined together. You'll hear a story that explains why human lives are as beautiful and fleeting as cherry blossoms.

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9. End at the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yokai Museum, Japan's first museum dedicated to yōkai. You'll wander among over 5,000 artifacts celebrating the supernatural folklore woven throughout Miyoshi's history.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Hiroshima

• Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 324 experiences we list in Hiroshima.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Hiroshima

Hiroshima, on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, is a rebuilt river city whose Peace Memorial Park and museum recall the atomic bombing of 1945.

Hiroshima spreads across the delta of the Ōta River, whose channels, bridges and trams give the city an open feel. The atomic bomb of 6 August 1945 destroyed most of it. The Peace Memorial Park beside the river holds the Atomic Bomb Dome, a ruined building left standing and listed by UNESCO, the Peace Memorial Museum and the Children's Peace Monument.

Top-ranked sights in Hiroshima: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Miyajima Island (Itsukushima).

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