Kawahigashi
#1330 among destinations in Japan
Facts and practical information
Kawahigashi was a town in Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. ()
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Kawahigashi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Oyaku-en, Takizawa Honjin, Ōtsukayama Kofun.
Recreated 14th-century castle and museumAizuwakamatsu Castle, Aizuwakamatsu
113 min walk • Aizuwakamatsu Castle, known locally as Tsuruga Castle, stands as a proud testament to Japan's feudal past in the city of Aizuwakamatsu. This historical fortress, encircled by deep moats and towering stone walls, was constructed in the late 14th century and has since...
Park, Buddhist architectureOyaku-en, Aizuwakamatsu
110 min walk • Oyaku-en is a medicinal herb garden in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The garden was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government in 1932. It is also known as the Aizu Matsudaira-clan Garden.
MuseumTakizawa Honjin, Aizuwakamatsu
88 min walk • The Takizawa Honjin is a building in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan which was used as a honjin by the daimyō of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. The building was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1971 and a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
Archaeological siteŌtsukayama Kofun, Aizuwakamatsu
73 min walk • The Ōtsukayama Kofun is an early Kofun period zenpō-kōen-fun key-hole shaped tumulus located in what is now part of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1972.
Museum, Specialty museum, History museumFukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu
111 min walk • Fukushima Museum is a prefectural museum in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the natural history, history, and culture of Fukushima Prefecture. The museum opened in Tsuruga Castle Park in 1986.
MausoleumAizu Matsudaira clan cemetery, Aizuwakamatsu
126 min walk • The Aizu Domain Matsudaira clan cemetery is located in two locations. One is in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, and the second is in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima Japan. The cemetery contains the graves of the successive daimyō of Aizu Domain. The cemeteries were collectively designated a National Historic Site in 1987.
Temple, Buddhist architectureEnichi-ji, Bandai
91 min walk • Enichi-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in the town of Bandai, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The temple was founded in the Heian period as Enichi-ji, and the ruins of its previous incarnation were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeOguni-numa Pond, Bandai-Asahi National Park
164 min walk • Oguni-numa Pond is a pond located at the western base of Mount Nekomadake in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The pond is situated on the remains of a crater and has a circumference of 4 km and an area of 45 hectares. It is considered a national monument.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Nekomadake, Bandai-Asahi National Park
178 min walk • Mount Nekomadake is a stratovolcano located west of Mount Bandai, close to Bandai town and Kitashiobara village in the Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is 1,403.6 metres high, and close to Lake Inawashiro and Oguni-numa Pond.
Universities and schoolsUniversity of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu
52 min walk • The University of Aizu in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, is the first university dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
TempleShōjō-ji
81 min walk • Shōjō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in Yugawa, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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