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It is a town full of history "Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture".

Fujiidera City is located about 15 km southeast of Osaka City, and can be reached from Kansai Airport in about 1 hour and 10 minutes by train or 50 minutes by car.

The origin of the city's name is derived from the "Fujiidera" that exists in the city.
Katsurui-dera Temple was built in the latter half of the 7th century and is worshipped as the fifth temple of the 33 Kannon Sacred Sites in Nishikoku, and the main statue of the National Treasure Inui Urushi Senju Kannon is actually a thousand-armed Kannon statue with 1,041 hands, and is opened on the 18th of every month. In spring, beautiful purple wisteria flowers bloom on the wisteria trellis of the precincts.

In addition, Dōmyōji Tenmangu Shrine is a shrine located in Dōmyōji in Fujiidera City that gathers worship as a god of learning, and there are about 800 plum trees of 80 species in the precincts, and it is known as a famous place for plum blossoms.
The treasure hall in the precincts has a collection of national treasures and many valuable cultural properties, so please take a look.

In addition, Fujiidera City is famous for its Furuichi Kofun Cluster, a group of burial mounds built from the late 4th century to the middle of the 6th century.

The Furuichi Kofun Cluster consists of more than 130 burial mounds, including seven huge anterior and posterior burial mounds with a length of more than 200 meters, and together with the Mozu burial mounds in Sakai City Furuichi Kofun Cluster, it was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site for the first time in Osaka Prefecture in the first year of Reiwa.

The shape of the burial mounds also varies.
◎ Keyhole-shaped "front and rear circle burial mound"
◎ A type of anterior-posterior burial mound with a shortened front part "Scallop-shaped burial mound"
◎ Rectangular "square tomb"
◎ The most common circular burial mound in Japan

Here are some of the burial mounds in Furuichi Kofun Cluster!
◎ Tsudoshiro Yamakofun
It is said to be the first huge burial mound built in Furuichi Kofun Cluster.
The length of the mound is 210 m, and in the Muromachi period, Oyama Castle was built using the topography of the burial mound.
At the nearby historical museum "Mahorashiroyama", excavated haniwa and earthenware are on display, so you can learn about the history of the burial mounds.

◎ Mausoleum of Emperor Chuai
Located about a 15-minute walk from Fujiidera Station, this huge burial mound is 245 meters long. Many cylindrical haniwa and figurative haniwa have been excavated from the mounds and hollows.
The burial mound is now covered with rich trees, and waterfowl gather in the surrounding moat, making it a spot where you can feel a relaxing time.

If you want to see the excavated items, we recommend IJsselschla Hall.
As an archaeological and history museum facility, the history exhibition room and the ancient archives room display many cultural properties, including the "Mizutorigata Haniwa", which is an important cultural property of Japan.
The exterior design of the building is based on the motif of a ship-shaped haniwa and shura excavated from Fujiidera City, and is characterized by the image of a ship that inherits history and sets sail into the future.

A recommended sightseeing plan for those who want to enjoy these burial mounds and shrines and temples together is the "Furuichi Kofun Cluster and Rokusha-ji Tour" held as a commemoration of Furuichi Kofun Cluster's registration as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
It is a collection of the mausoleum seals of the World Heritage "Furuichi Kofun Cluster" and the red seals of the venerable shrines and temples scattered throughout Fujiidera City and Habikino City, so you can enjoy sightseeing at Fujiidera Temple while feeling the history firsthand. Please try to collect all the red seals.

In this post, we mainly introduced the historical spots of Fujiidera City, but it is still only a small part of the tourist information of Fujiidera City.
We will continue to send out plenty of recommended information, gourmet information, event and festival information, so thank you!

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We will introduce many highlights and ways to enjoy Teshikaga in Hokkaido to everyone who watches the Cool Japan video!
First of all, do you know how to read "Teshikaga Town"?

This is read as "Teshikagacho".
Speaking of Hokkaido, Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo are popular tourist spots visited by many tourists, but Teshikaga Town has Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo.

Lake Mashu has deep blue water and is known as the Lake of Gods.
The blue surface of the water is called "Lake Mashu Blue" and boasts the highest transparency in the Japan and one of the best in the world.

To enjoy this beautiful lake, we recommend visiting the observatory.
Mashu Daiichi Observatory is the most popular observatory visited by 1 million people a year.
There is also a toilet and rest house in a large parking lot, so you can use it even for breaks.
The parking lots of the Mashu Third Observatory and the Uramashu Observatory are also free, and you can see the different faces of Lake Mashu.
From the Mashu 1st Observatory and the Mashu 3rd Observatory, if luck and weather conditions are good, the entire surface of Lake Mashu is covered with mist, and the accumulated mist can be seen as a "sea of clouds".

Lake Kussharo is one of the largest caldera lakes in the world and the largest caldera lake in Japan (a lake where water accumulated in the crater after the volcano erupted).
There are many natural hot springs gushing out on the lakeside, so you can enjoy hot springs in open-air baths, saunas, and large hotels that make use of nature as it is.
In summer, you can also enjoy water sports such as camping, canoeing and yachting.
In Teshikaga Town, where nature spreads, you can also enjoy activities such as horse riding, golf, fishing, cycling, and dairy farming experience.

When you visit Teshikaga Town, please enjoy the specialties and gourmet food of Teshikaga Town.
There are many popular gourmet foods such as "Mashu Soba", which is said to be "phantom soba noodles" that are particular about quality, "Mashu Melon" that is in season in early ~ late August, potatoes packed with the blessings of the earth, "Mashu Pork" and "Mashu Wagyu" produced at Teshikaga's farm!

Teshikaga Town in Hokkaido is about 75 minutes by car from Kushiro Airport and about 70 minutes by car from Memanbetsu Airport, making transportation access convenient.
Please enjoy the great nature of Teshikaga Town.

From now on, we will deliver the charms and sightseeing information of Teshikaga Town, Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo to everyone through the Cool Japan Video, so please follow us if you like!