Taisan-ji, Matsuyama

Name: Taisan-ji
Address: Matsuyama, Japan

#14 among attractions in Matsuyama

Buddhist architecture, Temple

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Taisan-ji is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo. The Hondō is a National Treasure. ()

Local name: 太山寺 Coordinates: 33°53'6"N, 132°42'54"E

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Nearby attractions include: Matsuyama Castle, The Museum of Art, Ishite-ji, Dōgo Onsen.

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Restored feudal castle in a park
Matsuyama Castle, Matsuyama
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Museum
The Museum of Art, Matsuyama
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Buddhist architecture, Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Ishite-ji, Matsuyama
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Nature, Hot springs, Historical place
Dōgo Onsen, Matsuyama
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Medieval castle ruins and excavation site
Yuzuki Castle, Matsuyama
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Museum, History museum
Shiki Memorial Museum, Matsuyama
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Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Isaniwa Shrine, Matsuyama
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Aerial tramway
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Museum
Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum, Matsuyama
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Buddhist architecture, Temple
Taihō-ji, Matsuyama
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Buddhist architecture, Temple
Hōgon-ji, Matsuyama
125 min walk • Hōgon-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Ji sect in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. It is famed as the birthplace of the Buddhist sage Ippen, who founded the Ji sect as an offshoot of the Jōdo sect in 1276.

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The nearest stations to Taisan-ji:

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Takahama (20 min walk)
Baishinji (21 min walk)