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Built by the Kaga domain as the memorial temple for Maeda Toshinaga, whose main hall, dharma hall, and mountain gate are all designated National Treasures of early Edo Zen architecture

A scenic coast named after the legend of Yoshitsune sheltering from rain, offering a panoramic view of the Tateyama range across Toyama Bay, also celebrated in the Manyoshu anthology

The central temple of Jodo Shinshu in Etchu Province founded by Rennyo in 1471, whose main hall and other structures were designated National Treasures after a major restoration completed in 2022

A 16-meter seated Amida Nyorai completed in 1933 using the finest Takaoka copperwork techniques, sometimes counted among Japan's three great Buddha statues

Maeda Toshinaga's retirement castle of 1609, whose water moats and earthworks survived demolition and became one of Japan's earliest public parks in 1875

The head temple of the Kokutaiji branch of Rinzai Zen, founded in 1319 by imperial order, where monks from across Japan still gather for rigorous training

A hilltop castle that served as the base of the Hatakeyama governors of Etchu, contested by the Jimbo, Uesugi Kenshin, and Sassa Narimasa clans

The head shrine of Etchu Province revered since ancient times, relocated from Mount Futakami to within Takaoka Castle Park in the Meiji era

The combined shrine of Etchu Province where provincial governors once made a single visit to worship all the gods of the province, a vestige of the ancient soja system

A head shrine of Etchu Province listed in the Engishiki, enshrined on the heights of Fushiki overlooking Toyama Bay and the Tateyama mountain range