Aotsuka Kofun Course
Time:3Hour(s)30Minute(s)
Distance:11.1km
This route lets you walk around Aotsuka Kofun, shrines, and roads in the Gakuden area.
Spots along this route
1.Gakuden Station
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2.Kisokaido Highway
The Kisokaido Highway was a road approximately 40 km in length that started at Nagoya and passed through Komaki, Gakuden, and Haguro, and from Zenjino…
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3.Aotsuka Kofun (Ancient tombs)
Tomb shape: One square end and one circular end (keyhole-shaped)
Size: 123m
Structure and furnishings: Burial mound (dirt-filled, stone-roofed), te…
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4.Kachibehai-ji Temple
This temple is believed to have been located at Gakuden Tsunoike. It is thought to have been built in the eighth century, but the details are not know…
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5.Gakuden Oiwake
Gakuden Oiwake used to be a thriving post town at the spot where the Kisokaido Highway and Inuyamakaido Highway diverge. According to tradition, Kanze…
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6.Eisen-ji Temple
This temple belongs to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai sect, and Shakamuni Nyorai is its principal deity. It is thought to have been built by Tais…
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7.Morokuwa Shrine
The deity Takeminakata-no-Mikoto is enshrined here. The Engi-Shiki contains a name that is believed to refer to this shrine. It is thought to have bee…
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8.Oagata Shrine
Oagata-no-okami, the deified ancestor who cultivated Owari, is enshrined here. The shrine has been popularly known as the number-two shrine of Owari s…
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9.Monogurui mountain pass
In 1584, the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute broke out over the successor of Oda Nobunaga, with Toyotomi Hideyoshi pitted against Tokugawa Ieyasu and Od…
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10.Gakuden Castle Site
This is the site of Gakuden Castle, which according to legend was built by Oda Hisanaga between 1504 and 1522. The main part of the castle is now the …