Ganjōju-in, Izunokuni

Name: Ganjōju-in
Address: Izunokuni, Japan
Telephone: +81 55-949-7676

#3 among attractions in Izunokuni

Top attraction, Buddhist temple, Temple

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Ganjōju-in is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect in the Hike neighborhood of the city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Amida Nyōrai. The temple grounds were designated a National Historic Site on February 14, 1973. The temple is noted for a set of statues by the famed Kamakura period sculptor Unkei which are collectively designated a National Treasure of Japan. ()

Local name: 願成就院 Completed: 1189 (835 years ago)Coordinates: 35°2'45"N, 138°56'24"E

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Izunokuni Japan

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+81 55-949-7676

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Day trips

Ganjōju-in – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kashiya Cave Tombs, Numazu Imperial Villa, Sano Art Museum, Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace.

2.8 miN
Archaeological site
Kashiya Cave Tombs, Izunokuni
72 min walk • The Kashiya Cave Tombs is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a final Kofun period to early Nara period necropolis in the Kashiya neighborhood of the town of Kannami, Shizuoka in the Tōkai region of Japan.
4.3 miNW
Park
Numazu Imperial Villa, Numazu
110 min walk • The Numazu Imperial Villa is a former imperial summer residence located in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. The villa was constructed by Emperor Meiji in July 1893 and was a favorite residence of his son, Crown Prince Yoshihito, the future Emperor Taishō.
5 miN
Museum
Sano Art Museum, Mishima
127 min walk • The Sano Art Museum is a private art museum, located in the Nakata neighborhood of the city of Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
1.3 miE
Historical place
Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace, Izunokuni
34 min walk • The Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces are a set of four Edo period reverberatory furnaces erected by the Tokugawa shogunate in what is now the Nirayama neighborhood of the city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka in the Tokai region of Japan.
5.2 miS
Hot springs
Shuzenji Onsen, Izu
134 min walk • Shuzenji Onsen is a geothermal spring system in the Tagata District of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in the central region of Izu Peninsula.
3 miW
Theme park, Aquarium, Zoo
Awashima Kaijō Ropeway, Numazu
77 min walk • The Awashima Kaijō Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Numazu, Shizuoka, operated by Awashima Marine Park. On Awashima Island, the former deserted island off the shore of Numazu, the Awashima Marine Park developed a resort with the same name, which includes a hotel and a public aquarium.
5.4 miN
Temple
Shizuoka Sengen Shrine, Mishima
138 min walk • Shizuoka Sengen Jinja is the name for a collective group of three Shinto shrines now forming a single religious corporation, located at Mount Shizuhata in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
5.1 miS
Town, Area
Shuzenji, Izu
132 min walk • Shuzenji was a town located in Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in central Izu Peninsula. As of March 1, 2004, final population data before the amalgamation, the town had an estimated population of 16,328 and a density of 236.5 persons per km².
1.1 miNE
Historic walking areas, Forts and castles
Nirayama Castle, Izunokuni
28 min walk • Nirayama Castle is a hilltop castle, now largely ruins, built by Hōjō Sōun in the Izu Province in 1493. Originally, Sōun had his main castle at Kōkokuji Castle.
3.4 miN
Town, Area
Kannami, Mishima
86 min walk • Kannami is a town located in Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2019, the town had an estimated population of 37,782 in 16,401 households and a population density of 580 persons per km².
~870 ftW
Archaeological site
Enjō-ji Hōjō residence ruins, Izunokuni
5 min walk • The Hōjō Residence ruins, Hōjō-shi-tei is an archaeological site containing the ruins of the late Heian through Kamakura period residence of the Hōjō clan in the Jike neighborhood of the city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka in the Tōkai region of Japan.