Heisenji Hakusan Jinja, Katsuyama

Name: Heisenji Hakusan Jinja
Address: Katsuyama, Japan

#2 among attractions in Katsuyama

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Heisenji Hakusan Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a prefectural shrine of Fukui Prefecture. Noted for its mossy gardens, the shrine gardens were designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1930 and a National Historic Site of Japan in 1935. Its main festival is held annually on April 20. The area of the shrine is within the boundaries of Hakusan National Park. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°2'38"N, 136°32'32"E

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Heisenji Hakusan Jinja – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Ōno Castle, Mount Haku, Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park.

3.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Katsuyama
84 min walk • The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia that is renowned for its exhibits of fossil specimens of dinosaurs and paleontological research.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Ōno Castle, Ono
132 min walk • Ōno Castle was a Japanese castle located in the city of Ōno Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period, it was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Ōno Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Haku
116 min walk • Mount Haku, or Mount Hakusan, is a dormant stratovolcano in Japan. It is located on the borders of Gifu and Ishikawa, on the island of Honshu.
4.5 miE
Park
Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park
115 min walk • Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1955, the park spans the municipalities of Ōno and Katsuyama. It includes Mount Akausagi, Mount Hōonji, Mount Ōchō, and Mount Toritate.

Heisenji Hakusan Jinja, Katsuyama

Facts and practical information

Heisenji Hakusan Jinja – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Katsuyama

Ōno Castle, Ono

Mount Haku

Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park