# Utatsuyama Temple District

Kanazawa, Japan

A hillside quarter of more than fifty temples and shrines northeast of Kanazawa Castle. Maeda Toshitsune gathered them here around 1616 as one of three protective temple zones ringing the city. Twisting lanes climb Mount Utatsu toward sweeping views.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 36.57111, 136.67139

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