Imakoyasan

The eastern half of Sera County, centered around Kabutoyama in Sera Town, was Ota Manor, the domain of Mount Koya in Kishu, since the Kamakura period. Many valuable cultural properties remain, including the wooden 11-faced Kannon standing statue (Important Cultural Property), a masterpiece from the early Fujiwara period, and the lion's head of Nyu Shrine (Important Cultural Property), which was made in the Kamakura period and is painted with gold and vermilion over ink. It is a popular spot for cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall. The best time to see the cherry blossoms is around early April. The leaves usually begin to change color around Kaminoike Pond from early to mid-November. It is also one of the prefecture's leading autumn foliage spots, popular with photography enthusiasts.