Saioku-ji, Shizuoka

#15 among attractions in Shizuoka

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Saioku-ji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Zen located in Mariko-juku, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Jūichimen Kannon. The Japanese garden at this temple was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1936 and National Place of Scenic Beauty, with the borders of the historical site expanded in 1970. ()

Local name: 柴屋寺 Completed: 1504 (520 years ago)Coordinates: 34°57'19"N, 138°20'31"E

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Nearby attractions include: Katayama temple ruins, Toro Archaeological Site, Suruga-ku, Jing gang shi min wen hua hui guan.

4.8 miE
Archaeological site, Buddhist architecture
Katayama temple ruins, Shizuoka
124 min walk • The Katayama temple ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Nara period Buddhist temple located in the Oya neighborhood of Suruga-ku of the city of Shizuoka, Japan. The temple no longer exists, but the ruins were designated as a National Historic Site in 1965.
3.8 miE
Archaeological site
Toro Archaeological Site, Shizuoka
97 min walk • Toro is an archaeological site in Suruga Ward in Shizuoka City, 130 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, Japan. The site contains the ruins of a settlement which dates to the 1st century CE, in the late Yayoi period.
3.7 miE
Neighbourhood
Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
95 min walk • Suruga-ku is one of three wards of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southern part of the city. The north east of Suruga-ku faces Aoi-ku; the north west faces Shimizu-ku; the south west faces Yaizu city and south east faces Suruga Bay.
3.1 miNE
34°58'51"N • 138°23'13"E
Jing gang shi min wen hua hui guan, Shizuoka
79 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
5.4 miE
Museum, Natural history museum
Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka
138 min walk • Fujinokuni Museum of Global Environmental History is a museum operated by Shizuoka Prefecture with the theme of "Global Environmental History". The museum was renovated from Shizuoka Minami High School, which was closed in 2013 due to school...
3 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Shizuoka City Central Gymnasium, Shizuoka
78 min walk • Shizuoka City Central Gymnasium is an arena in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan. It is the home arena of the Veltex Shizuoka of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
5.1 miE
Universities and schools
Shizuoka University, Shizuoka
130 min walk • Shizuoka University is a national university in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Shizuoka University is well known in the field of engineering, in creative innovation, and in the invention of next generation technology, with the prestigious international exchange of laboratories in these fields.
5.5 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Kusanagi Athletic Stadium, Shizuoka
140 min walk • Kusanagi Athletic Stadium is an athletic stadium in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan. It is part of the Kusanagi Sport Complex, which includes Kusanagi Baseball Stadium, Konohana Arena, and others.
5.4 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Konohana Arena, Shizuoka
138 min walk • Konohana Arena is an arena in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan. It is the home arena of the Veltex Shizuoka of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
4.5 miE
Universities and schools
University of Shizuoka Junior College, Shizuoka
114 min walk • The University of Shizuoka Junior College is a public junior college affiliated with University of Shizuoka and located in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. It was founded in 1951 as a junior college exclusively for women, and became coeducational in 1987.
6.4 miNE
Universities and schools
Tokoha Gakuen Junior College, Shizuoka
163 min walk • Tokoha Gakuen Junior College is a co-educational private junior college in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Japan. Founded in 1966 as a junior women's college, it started admitting male students into the art and design program in 1978 and then into the music program in 1996.

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しずてつジャストライン丸子営業所 (24 min walk)