Tanzan Shrine

談山神社

4.3Est. 60Sakurai, Kansai

Overview

Mountain shrine with the world's only 13-story wooden pagoda amid 3,000 fiery autumn maples.

A mountainside shrine housing the world's only 13-story wooden pagoda, surrounded by 3,000 maple trees that turn fiery red in November. Enshrines Fujiwara no Kamatari, who launched the 7th-century Taika Reform.

Practical info

Japanese name: 談山神社
Nearest station: Sakurai Station (JR Sakurai Line)
Payment: Cash only
Reservations: not required

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