Ōya-ji, Utsunomiya

Name: Ōya-ji
Address: Utsunomiya, Japan

#15 among attractions in Utsunomiya

Temple, Buddhist architecture

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Ōya-dera is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The temple is famous for its bas-relief carvings on a cliff face. The honzon of the temple is a bas-relief stone statue of Senjū Kannon. The temple is 19th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route of 33 temples sacred to Kannon in the Kantō region. ()

Local name: 大谷寺 Completed: 810 (1214 years ago)Coordinates: 36°35'40"N, 139°49'44"E

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Ōya-ji – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bell Mall, Utsunomiya Castle, Utsunomiya Museum of Art, Tochigi Prefectural Museum.

6.1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bell Mall, Utsunomiya
156 min walk • Bell Mall is a modern shopping mall in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 2004.
4 miSE
Forts and castles, City hall, Park
Utsunomiya Castle, Utsunomiya
103 min walk • Utsunomiya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Utsunomiya, central Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Utsunomiya Castle was home to a branch of the Toda clan, daimyō of Utsunomiya Domain.
2.6 miE
Museum, Art museum
Utsunomiya Museum of Art, Utsunomiya
68 min walk • Utsunomiya Museum of Art opened in a wooded area some 5 kilometres north of the centre of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in 1997. The collection includes works by Kuroda Seiki and Asai Chū, Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, and special exhibitions are also mounted.
3 miSE
Natural history museum, History museum, Museum
Tochigi Prefectural Museum, Utsunomiya
77 min walk • Tochigi Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in the city of Utsunomiya, Japan. The collection relates to the history and natural history of Tochigi Prefecture. The museum opened in 1982.
4.1 miS
Archaeological site
Negoyadai Site, Utsunomiya
105 min walk • The Negoyadai Site is an archaeological site in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan with a Jōmon period settlement trace and necropolis. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1988 by the Japanese government. It is also referred to as the Seizankōen isseki.
3 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Utsunomiya
76 min walk • Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts opened in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in 1972. The collection includes works by Hamada Shōji, Takahashi Yuichi, Constable, Corot, Gainsborough, Monet, and Turner, and special exhibitions are also mounted.
3.9 miSE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Convention center
Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan, Utsunomiya
100 min walk • Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan is a concert hall located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It features a 2,000-seat great hall and a 500-seat small hall. It opened in 1979. Whitesnake performed at Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan during their 1983 Japanese tour.
3.8 miSE
Church
Matsugamine Church, Utsunomiya
98 min walk • Matsugamine Catholic Church is a Christian church and its cathedral located in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the largest surviving Romanesque Revival buildings in Oya stone architecture and was registered as a Tangible...
3.5 miSE
Park
Hachimanyama Park, Utsunomiya
91 min walk • Hachimanyama Park is an urban park located in Hanawada 5-chome, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. Facilities on the site include Utsunomiya Tower and Hachimanyama Traffic Park.
3.9 miSE
Sacred and religious sites
Futaarayama Shrine, Utsunomiya
99 min walk • Utsunomiya Futaarasan Shrine is located in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. It is a shiki-uchi-sha Onsha, the first shrine in Shimono-no-kuni. The shrine was formerly a national mintage shrine, and is now an annexed shrine of the Jinja Honcho...
5.1 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Brex Arena Utsunomiya, Utsunomiya
130 min walk • Brex Arena Utsunomiya is an arena in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. It is the home arena of the Link Tochigi Brex of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.