Yan dian guan yin

#651 among destinations in Japan

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Shoboji Temple is a temple of the Chizan School of Shingon Buddhism located in Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture. The name of the temple is Gandenzan. It is the 10th temple of the Bando 33 Kannon. It is commonly known as Iwadono Kannon.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°0'5"N, 139°21'43"E

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SaitamaJapan

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Yan dian guan yin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yoshimi Hundred Caves, Seitenkyū, Kawagoekan, Sekai Mumei Senshi no Haka.

4.2 miNE
Historical place, Archaeological site
Yoshimi Hundred Caves, Yoshimi
108 min walk • The Yoshimi Hundred Caves is a cluster of corridor-type kofun tombs dug in artificial caves in a tuff cliff of located in the town of Yoshimi, Saitama, in the Kantō region of Japan. It was designated as a National Historic Site on March 7, 1923.
4.5 miSE
Huge, art-filled Taoist temple
Seitenkyū, Sakado
115 min walk • Seitenkyū is a Taiwanese style Taoist temple in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. It is the largest Taoist temple in Japan.
7 miSE
Forts and castles
Kawagoekan, Kawagoe
178 min walk • The Kawagoekan was a hirayama-style Heian period Japanese castle located in the Uwado neighborhood of what is now the city of Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The ruins been protected as a National Historic Site since 1984.
4.8 miSW
Cemetery, Observation decks and towers, Memorial
Sekai Mumei Senshi no Haka, Ogose
123 min walk • Sekai Mumei Senshi no Haka, lit. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the World, is a cenotaph in Ogose, Saitama Japan.
1.9 miN
Art museum, Museum
The Hiroshima Panels, Higashimatsuyama
50 min walk • The Hiroshima Panels are a series of fifteen painted folding panels by the collaborative husband and wife artists Maruki Iri and Maruki Toshi completed over a span of thirty-two years. The Panels depict the consequences of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as other nuclear disasters of the 20th century.
4.6 miSE
City, Area
Tsurugashima, Sakado
118 min walk • Tsurugashima is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2021, the city had an estimated population of 69,937 in 31,890 households and a population density of 4,000 per square kilometre. The total area of the city is 17.65 square kilometres.
5.4 miSW
Universities and schools
Saitama Medical University College, Moroyama
137 min walk • Saitama Medical University College is a private junior college in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, established in 1989.
3 miNE
36°2'4"N • 139°23'53"E
Yakyu Inari Shrine, Higashimatsuyama
78 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Temple
0.7 miE
36°0'0"N • 139°22'30"E
Saitama Children's Zoo, Higashimatsuyama
19 min walk • Zoo
4.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Song shan cheng ji, Higashimatsuyama
105 min walk • Matsuyama Castle, was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Yoshimi, Hiki District, Saitama, in the Kantō region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site, since 2008.
3.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Jian gu guan
84 min walk • Sugaya Yakata was a Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Ranzan, Hiki District, Saitama, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site, since 2008.