Honpo Jin'ya, Echizen

#4 among attractions in Echizen

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Facts and practical information

Honpo Jin'ya was a jin'ya located in what is now part of the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, was the administrative center for the scattered tenryō and hatamoto holdings in Echizen province. Today, a memorial with a reconstructed gate can be seen on the site. ()

Local name: 本保県Coordinates: 35°55'26"N, 136°9'25"E

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Honpo Jin'ya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Komaru Castle, Ōshio Hachiman Shrine, Nishiyama Park, Shinzenkōji Castle.

4.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Komaru Castle, Echizen
114 min walk • Komaru Castle was a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Echizen Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period by Sassa Narimasa, the ruins are now a Fukui Prefectural Historic Site.
5.2 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Ōshio Hachiman Shrine, Echizen
133 min walk • Ōshio Hachiman Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This Hachiman shrine was established in 891 as a branch of the Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu in Kyoto as the primary shrine of Nanjō District.
2.3 miNE
Park, Zoo
Nishiyama Park, Sabae
59 min walk • Sabae City's Nishiyama Zoo is a small zoo in the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The admission-free municipal zoo is on a low hill. It is known for its red pandas; the species is the official animal of the city.
1.5 miS
Forts and castles
Shinzenkōji Castle, Echizen
39 min walk • Shinzenkōji Castle was a flatland castle located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Today, a memorial to the castle can be seen at what is now Shōgaku-ji.
5.5 miE
Forts and castles
Ōtaki Castle
141 min walk • Ōtaki Castle was a flatland castle located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The site of the castle is now the Ōtaki Shrine, a shrine to Kawakami Gozen, the Japanese goddess of papermaking.
1.7 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Sun Dome Fukui, Sabae
44 min walk • Sun Dome Fukui is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Echizen, Fukui, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 and was opened in 1995. The hall hosted some for the 1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Honpo Jin'ya, Echizen

Facts and practical information

Honpo Jin'ya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Komaru Castle, Echizen

Ōshio Hachiman Shrine, Echizen

Nishiyama Park, Sabae

Shinzenkōji Castle, Echizen

Ōtaki Castle

Sun Dome Fukui, Sabae