For history walkers
For history walkers
Starting from Wazuka no Sato: the Tomb of Prince Asaka is 5 minutes on foot, the Miroku Magaibutsu 18 minutes and Shohoji Temple 11 minutes. By car, head for Kaijusenji Temple (about 13 min) or the Kuni Palace site (about 11 min). The times are rough guides, exactly as given in the table on the Access page.
Within walking distance
- Ikujigaoka Park (about 2 min on foot) · Tomb of Prince Asaka (about 5 min on foot)
- Kamatsuka Tea Fields (about 10 min) · Shohoji Temple (about 11 min) · Miroku Magaibutsu (about 18 min) · Shirasu & Erihara Tea Fields (about 25 min)
- Within 10 min by car: Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine (about 3 min) · Ishitera Tea Fields (about 6 min). The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors. It cannot be visited.
- Within 20 min by car: Kuni Palace site (about 11 min) · Kaijusenji Temple (about 13 min) · Birthplace of Nagatani Soen (about 20 min)
Articles and official historic-site guides
- Kyoto mountain sacred site: Kontaiji’s seated Miroku Bosatsu given its first major restoration in 100 years, funded by 5.4 million yen in donations — “thanks to everyone”; badly damaged and almost unseen for about half a century (Japanese) Yomiuri Shimbun · 13 August 2026
- Seated Miroku looks fresh again: Nara National Museum shows the Important Cultural Property after restoration (Nara) (Japanese) Mainichi Shimbun · 4 July 2026
- A “hidden Buddha” in southern Kyoto Prefecture restored for the first time in 90 years: the seated Miroku Bosatsu, long closed to the public — where is it on display? (Japanese) Kyoto Shimbun · 25 July 2026
- Restoration of the seated Miroku Bosatsu of Kontaiji, Kyoto, completed: special display at the Nara National Museum until 13 September (Japanese) Sankei Shimbun · 1 July 2026
- Prince Asaka, Wazuka Tomb — Wazuka Town historic-site guide (Japanese) Wazuka Tourist Information Office · published 7 December 2023
- Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine — Wazuka Town historic-site guide (Japanese) Wazuka Tourist Information Office · published 7 December 2023
- Shohoji Temple — Wazuka Town historic-site guide (Japanese) Wazuka Tourist Information Office · published 7 December 2023
- [Wazuka Town] Visiting a gentle-faced Buddha carved into a 6-metre rock face (Japanese) KYOTO SIDE · 19 November 2021
This list is compiled from the titles of newspaper, magazine, broadcast and official-website items in this site’s records, and from the wording of each page. The content is as of the date of each item. (Article titles are our translations of the Japanese originals.)