The shrine was built where Mimasaka Province's head office was located. It honors Emperor Daigo and Kojima Takanori. It is said that upon failing to capture Emperor Godaigo, Kojima Takanori carved a phrase expressing his shame on a cherry tree near the shrine.
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久米歴史民俗資料館
The museum features a variety of locally excavated artifacts from abandoned temples and the Nasuyama ruins.
長法寺 Chōbō-ji
A Tendai Buddhist temple constructed during the Heian Period. Today, it is famous for the 4000 hydrangea bushes planted throughout the temple grounds that typically peak in mid-to-late June.
梅の里公園 Ume no sato kouen
For those in the area in February or March, just prior to the cherry blossoms, this park makes a great location to see Japan's other famous flowers; plum blossoms. With 3800 plum trees, it's extremely beautiful, not to mention fragrant, to see them all in bloom.
貴布禰神社 Kibune jinja
The shrine is believed to have come from Kurama's Kifune Shrine sometime during the reign of Emperor Sujin.
徳守神社, Tokumori-jinja
Dating back to 1664, this shrine was built by Tsuyama's first daimyo, Mori Tadamasa. The shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu and it houses one of Japan's Three Great Mikoshi (portable shrines).
美作総社宮, mimasaka-sōja-gū
One of the top three shrines of the Mimasaka area. The current shrine dates back to 1562.