01 ／ Motoyama-ji
The main hall of Motoyama-ji (本山寺) was rebuilt in 1300 (Shōan 2) and designated a National Treasure in 1955. Its Niō Gate mixes wayō, karayō, and tenjikuyō styles in a rare blend, and is a National Important Cultural Property. The five-story pagoda, completed in 1910, stands at only four of the 88 Shikoku pilgrimage temples: Motoyama-ji, Zentsū-ji, Shido-ji, and Chikurin-ji.
02 ／ Shiudeyama Ruins
Atop Mt. Shiude (紫雲出山, 352m), a hilltop settlement was built in the mid-to-late Yayoi period. Overlooking the Bisan Seto and Hiuchi-nada straits, it is thought to have stood at a strategic point on Seto Inland Sea trade routes. Pottery found during footpath construction in 1949 brought the site to light; it became a prefectural historic site in 1984, then a National Historic Site in 2019.
03 ／ Muneyoshi Kiln Ruins
At the foot of a hill in Yoshizu, Mino-cho, 24 ancient kiln ruins have been found. The roof-end tiles bear a double-lotus, eight-petal pattern identical to those used at Fujiwara Palace (藤原宮), the first roof-tiled imperial palace, built in 694 under Empress Jitō. The remains came to light during farm-road construction in 1991 and became a National Historic Site in 1996.
Living here
In 2006, the seven towns of Takase, Yamamoto, Mino, Toyonaka, Nio, Takuma, and Saida merged to form Mitoyo City. The Sanuki Mountains form its southern border with Tokushima Prefecture, while the Shonai Peninsula and islands such as Awashima and Shishijima lie to the northwest. The JR Yosan Line runs through the city, and its gateway station, close to the main city hall, is Takase Station. No shinkansen or limited express trains stop here.
−5.6% since 2015
68,512 → 61,857
144.4km² of it habitable
2024
2.7 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
7.3 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
Shape
North to south
26.3km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.
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A stage-built hall, in view across town.
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