Sakurayama Shrine

Beautiful shrine! I came here with a friend in February for Setsubon and it was very lively, you could just walk up and see everything. I would like to visit again when it is less crowded. It is very conveniently located near the city museum, restaurants and bars, and castle grounds, and the cherry blossoms look beautiful in spring! I always look forward to seeing it on my morning commute.

We came here at a perfect time where the shrine’s sakura tres are in full bloom 🌸🌸An absolute scene to appreciate and capture! The shrine also have two really cute おみくじ to collect 🐈🥁 est time spend: 20-30min

The shrine is located right beside the park. One can simply park their vehicle at the basement carpark at the castle ruins and visit two tourists’ sites. It’s not a big shrine but when I was there, there were a number of locals who visited. Therefore I believed that this shrine should be one of the most revered shrine locally.

If you're seeing iwate castle grounds you need to see this temple and walk up the stairs to the large rock behind it

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