Imizu, Takaoka

Name: Imizu
Address: Takaoka, Japan

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Imizu is a city located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2018, the city had an estimated population of 93,447 in 37,734 households and a population density of 850 persons per km². Its total area was 109.43 square kilometres. ()

Local name: 射水市 Area: 42.25 mi²Coordinates: 36°43'52"N, 137°4'34"E

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Nearby attractions include: Imizu Jinja, Kosugimaruyama Site, Zuiryū-ji, Kaga Domain Maeda Clan Graves.

3.3 miW
Sacred and religious sites
Imizu Jinja, Takaoka
83 min walk • Imizu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Kojo neighborhood of the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It one of four shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Etchū Province.
2.5 miS
Archaeological site
Kosugimaruyama Site, Takaoka
65 min walk • The Kosugimaruyama Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Asuka period pottery production site located in what is now the Aoidani neighborhood of the city of Imizu, Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.
3.7 miW
Temple
Zuiryū-ji, Takaoka
94 min walk • Zuiryū-ji is a Buddhist temple in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō-school of Japanese Zen Buddhism.
3 miW
Archaeological site
Kaga Domain Maeda Clan Graves, Takaoka
76 min walk • Kaga Domain Maeda clan Graves is a National Historic Site covering the monumental mausoleum of the Sengoku samurai and early Edo period daimyō of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshinaga located in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture and the large Nodayama cemetery containing 80 graves...
3.2 miW
Historical place, Forts and castles, Aquarium
Takaoka Castle, Takaoka
82 min walk • Takaoka Castle was a flatland-style Japanese castle in what is now the city of Takaoka, Toyama Japan. It was originally constructed in 1609, and was only used for a few years before being dismantled. The site of its ruins are now a park.
6.6 miNW
Temple
Kokutai-ji
168 min walk • Kokutai-ji, originally Tosho-ji, is one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1300 by the monk Jiun Myoi in Toyama, Japan.
3 miNW
36°45'4"N • 137°1'37"E
Takaoka Art Museum, Takaoka
78 min walk • Art museum, Museum
5.1 miNW
Botanical garden
Futagami Manyo Botanical Gardens, Takaoka
131 min walk • The Futagami Manyo Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan. The garden site occupies about 10,000 m², and contains both wildflowers and many plant varieties mentioned in the Man'yōshū anthology.
3.3 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ionmoru gao gang, Takaoka
85 min walk • AEON MALL Takaoka is one of the largest mall-type shopping centers in Hokuriku, operated by AEON MALL Co. located in Shimofushimae, Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. It is commonly known as Takaoka Aeon.
3.8 miNE
36°46'49"N • 137°6'29"E
Hai wang wanpaku, Takaoka
98 min walk • Park
2 miSE
Universities and schools
Toyama Prefectural University, Takaoka
52 min walk • Toyama Prefectural University is a public university at Imizu, Toyama, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1962, and it was chartered as a university in 1990.