Tsuruoka

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.

This temple, founded in the 1200s, is known for its five-storied pagoda. There are several other temple buildings, too.

With over 60 species of jellyfish, it has more jellyfish varieties than any other aquarium in the world. The "Jellyfish Dream House" featuring over 2000 moon jellyfish is one of the aquarium's top highlights. Although the jellyfish are the main draw, there are other exhibits and sea lion shows. The restaurant is also noteworthy for its jellyfish ramen and jellyfish ice cream, which both contain real jellyfish.

Home to the mummy of Togashi Yoshibei, a samurai. His self-mummification was completed in 1683 making him the oldest of the city's mummies. It is also said to be the best-preserved.

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.

One of the sokushinbutsu temples.

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.