Takizawa

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Takizawa is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 55,325 in 23,270 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km². The total area of the city is 182.46 square kilometres. ()

Local name: 滝沢市 Population: 55.7 thous.Area: 70.39 mi²Coordinates: 39°45'30"N, 141°4'37"E

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Takizawa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Morioka Castle, Iwate Prefectural Museum, Iwate Museum of Art, Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree.

5.6 miSE
Historical place, Park, Forts and castles
Morioka Castle, Morioka
143 min walk • Morioka Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.
4.1 miE
Museum
Iwate Prefectural Museum, Morioka
105 min walk • Iwate Prefectural Museum opened in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan in 1980. The collection relates to the geology, natural history, archaeology, history, and folklore of Iwate Prefecture.
5.2 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Iwate Museum of Art, Morioka
132 min walk • The Iwate Museum of Art is an art museum in Morioka, Japan. It was opened in 2001. The museum has a permanent exhibition of works by local Iwate Prefecture artists Tetsugoro Yorozu, Shunsuke Matsumoto and Yasutake Funakoshi, and houses temporary exhibitions on both Japanese and foreign themes.
5.4 miSE
Tree
Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree, Morioka
139 min walk • The Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree is an approximately 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a crack in a granite boulder in front of the district courthouse in Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is a ten-minute walk from Morioka Station.
6.4 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Morioka Hachimangū, Morioka
162 min walk • Morioka Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan. The shrine is noted for its annual festival on the second Saturday in June, which is famous for the Chagu Chagu Umakko, a horse parade which was recognized in 1978 as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
5.3 miSE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Hōon-ji, Morioka
135 min walk • Hōon-ji is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai, although the temple is more famous for its statues of the 500 Rakan.
5.6 miSE
39°42'11"N • 141°9'11"E
Yan shou xian gong hui tang, Morioka
142 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3.2 miW
39°45'4"N • 141°1'1"E
Xiao yan jing nong chang Koiwai Farm, Shizukuishi
83 min walk • Architecture, Farm, Park
5.2 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Morioka Takaya Arena, Morioka
133 min walk • Morioka Takaya Arena is an arena in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. It is the home arena of the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
5.2 miSE
39°42'12"N • 141°8'35"E
Kurosuterasu sheng gang, Morioka
132 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.3 miSE
Universities and schools
Iwate University, Morioka
110 min walk • Iwate University is a national university located in Morioka, Japan. Founded in 1876 as the Morioka Shihan Gakkō, the school was formally established as Iwate University in 1949.

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Takizawa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)