Kiwa La Beach

In the year of Genroku 4 (1691), a temple of the Obaku sect founded by the third feudal lord, Yoshitoshi Mori. In one of the Mori family bodhi-ji temples, even-numbered lords are buried in Oshoin, while odd-numbered lords of the 3rd to 11th generation and their wives are buried here. In front of the grave stands more than 500 stone lanterns, which were donated by the feudal clan, surrounded by the old cedar and huki. The precincts are lined with Chinese-style buildings, and there are a number of buildings designated as important cultural property, such as the main temple of Bengara-kunen and the three gates of Juntang-sama, the fourth lord lord Yoshihiro, and the main temple, the Daiyōpoden. The gaijin arrangement is a style of the late Ming-Qing period in China, reportedly representing the shape of a dragon.

明治40年(1907)に創建された、吉田松陰を祀る神社。松陰の実家・杉家に土蔵造りの小祠が建てられたのが始まりで、現在の社殿は昭和30年(1955)に竣功した。学問の神として親しまれており、本殿の北隣には門下生らを祀る末社の松門神社がある。境内には、松陰が主宰し、幕末維新に活躍した志士を数多く輩出した松下村塾や、吉田松陰幽囚ノ旧宅(杉家旧宅)などの史跡が点在。吉田松陰歴史館と宝物殿至誠館では、松陰の生涯や遺志を現代に伝えている。松下村塾と吉田松陰幽囚ノ旧宅は、世界文化遺産「明治日本の産業革命遺産 製鉄・製鋼、造船、石炭産業」の構成資産として登録されている。

Myojin Pond was created by filling the sea with lava flow from Kasayama and tidal current. There is a low tide of tide as the waters of the open sea move in and out of the crevices of the rock, and it is designated as a national natural monument. It is divided into three areas: Ōike, Nakanoike, and Okunoike, and is home to about 20 species of marine fish, including red sea bream, kusafugu, and ray.