Town guide
Tsuyama
津山市
A castle town in inland Okayama, where Kakuzan Park on the castle walls is one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots, with a railway roundhouse museum.
City in Okayama
- places to see
- 12
- protected local foods
- 2
- traditional crafts
- 2
- Japan Heritage stories
- 8
Map of Tsuyama
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Things to see in Tsuyama
Nakayama Shrine
中山神社A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Tsuruyama Hachimangu
鶴山八幡宮A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Mimasaka Kokubun-ji Temple
美作国分寺A Buddhist temple in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Sannari Kofun
三成古墳An ancient burial mound in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Former residence of Mitsukuri Genpo
箕作阮甫旧宅A historic building in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Kume Haiji
久米廃寺跡A historic site in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Sakura Shrine
作楽神社A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Tsuyama Archives of Western Learning
津山洋学資料館A museum in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Mimasaka Soja Shrine
美作総社宮A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Shuraku-en
衆楽園A garden in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Takano Shrine
高野神社A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Takano Shrine
高野神社 (津山市高野本郷)A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Explore by interest
Nearby towns and day trips
Japan Heritage stories in Okayama
- Fukiya: the birthplace of Japan Red
- Japan's old schools: where a nation learned to read
- Kitamaebune: the merchant ships that made Japan's port towns rich
Kurashiki: a textile town that grew from one cotton flower
- Okayama, where the Momotaro legend was born
- The Six Ancient Kilns: pottery born and raised in Japan
The stone islands of the Seto Inland Sea
- Wakanoura: a bay of views that inspired poets
Local foods from Okayama
Crafts from Okayama
Weather in Takamatsu this week
Today
24 Oct
Rain
High 27°CLow 20°C
Sun
25 Oct
Cloudy
High 25°CLow 21°C
Rain 90%
Mon
26 Oct
Cloudy
High 23°CLow 17°C
Rain 70%
Tue
27 Oct
Cloudy
High 24°CLow 15°C
Rain 50%
Warm: T-shirts and breathable clothes, plus a light layer for air-conditioned trains and shops.
Good to know
- Kakuzan Park, on the old castle walls, is one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots. The Tsuyama Sakura Festival runs in early April.
- The Tsuyama Railway Educational Museum is built around an old fan-shaped engine shed full of locomotives.
- Tsuyama horumon udon, udon stir-fried with beef offal, is the local comfort food.