There are such places as Daigo-ji Temple, which is famous for the cherry tree of Hideyoshi, Hino no Sato (Hino Village) where Shinran, the founder of Jodo Shinshu (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) was born, the grave of SAKANOUE no Tamuramaro, etc.
秀吉の桜で有名な醍醐寺、浄土真宗の開祖である親鸞が誕生したとされる日野の里、の墓等がある。