IWATA
Sightseeing Guide

A town of antiquity where you can here history breathe

Tracing Iwata's History

Iwata has many historical buildings and important cultural properties, making it a great place for a historical walk-about. Just stepping into an alleyway is enough to transport you to a nostalgic, magical space that will inspire thoughts of how Iwata might have been in ancient times.

Yanahime Shrine [Mitsuke Tenjin]

Known as the Tokai region's preeminent god of learning. Along the approach to the shrine is a bronze statue of Shippei Taro, a dog famous for killing monsters in a fairy tale.
On the weekend immediately before August 10 of the old lunar calendar, this shrine plays host to the unique "Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka (Naked) Festival," a nationally designated important intangible folk-cultural property.

IWATA Sightseeing Guide

A town of antiquity where you can here history breathe

Tracing Iwata's History

Iwata has many historical buildings and important cultural properties, making it a great place for a historical walk-about. Just stepping into an alleyway is enough to transport you to a nostalgic, magical space that will inspire thoughts of how Iwata might have been in ancient times.

Yanahime Shrine [Mitsuke Tenjin]

Iwata Tourism Association

IWATA
Sightseeing Guide