Picture Perfect Spots

  • Nyoiji Temple

    The large, well-kept grounds of Nyoiji Temple are covered in various flowers, trees, and wild plants. Its beauty shifts continually from early spring until autumn. You are free to explore within the temple's gates. In spring, around April, about 10,000 bulbs of Mitsuba Tsutsuji, three leaved azaleas...

  • Kotohira Jinja Shrine

    Established in 1811, Kotohira Jinja Shrine, attracts people from all over Tango who pray here for business prosperity, scholastic excellence, marriage and more. In the autumn the shrine is decorated with beautifully colored leaves. This is the only shrine in Japan with Komaneko (guardian cats). T...

  • Hanago Okada (Flower Garden)

    Hanago Okada is a large flower garden in Amino with an area of 75,000 square meters. The garden is filled with colorful flowers set up in elegant arrangements. Throughout its open season the focal flowers change, some of the popular draws are: tulip, moss phlox, wisteria trellis, rapeseed blossoms, ...