The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kyonan

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kyonan, Japan

Updated October 7, 2014

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Unusual Attractions in Kyonan

Cart tracks carved out of the bedrock.

Kyonan, Japan

Mount Nokogiri (Saw Mountain)

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

The Great Buddha of Nihon-ji Temple, Mount Nokogiri.

Kyonan, Japan

Nihonji Daibutsu: The Great Buddha of Nihonji

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.

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