Honmyoji Temple

This temple houses the mummy of Tetsumonkai, a man who joined the temple at age 21 as repentance for murdering two soldiers. The temple is also said to have been built by the famous priest, Kukai.

One of the sokushinbutsu temples.

This clan school, for samurai children, was built centuries ago by Sakai Tadanori. It's the last of its kind in the region.

This shrine was built to honor Lord Sakai Tadatsugu and three of his contemporaries.

Chidō Museum is an open-air museum in the former Shōnai domain, featuring historic buildings including a traditional samurai residence, a Meiji-era police station and a Western-style building.

One of the temples housing a sokushinbutsu or Buddhist mummy. The mummy here is that of a man named Tetsuryukai who was said to have entered the temple at age 16 after being involved in a murder. He served the temple for many years until he mummified himself in 1881 at age 62.