Mizusawa-dera

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Mizusawa-dera is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect located in the city of Shibukawa in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its honzon is a bronze statue of Juichimen Senju Kannon Bosatsu. The temple is also referred to as simply the Mizusawa-Kannon. It is 16th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route of 33 temples sacred to Kannon in the Kantō region. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°28'46"N, 138°56'46"E

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Mizusawa-dera – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hōtōzan Kofun, Jaketsuzan Kofun, Sōja Futagoyama Kofun, Haruna Shrine.

7.2 miSE
Archaeological site
Hōtōzan Kofun, Maebashi
183 min walk • The Hōtōzan Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Sōja neighborhood of the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1944. It is one of several kofun in the Sōja Kofun Group.
7.2 miSE
Archaeological site
Jaketsuzan Kofun, Maebashi
185 min walk • The Jaketsuzan kofun is a square-shaped Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Sōja neighborhood of the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974.
6.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Sōja Futagoyama Kofun, Maebashi
174 min walk • Sōja Futagoyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1927. It is also sometimes referred to as the Dantaiyama Kofun.
5.4 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Haruna Shrine
139 min walk • Haruna Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Mount Haruna, the mountain where the shrine is located, is one of the "Three Mountains of Jōmō" and the shrine has a close relationship with the shrines of the other two mountains, Mount Akagi and Mount Myōgi.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Haruna
138 min walk • Mount Haruna is a dormant stratovolcano in Gunma, eastern Honshū, Japan.
5.2 miS
Historical place, Forts and castles
Minowa Castle, Takasaki
132 min walk • Minowa Castle was a "hirayama"-style castle located in the Misato neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1987.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Haruna
113 min walk • Lake Haruna is a caldera lake. It lies near the summit of Mount Haruna, within the city limits of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. A former name for the lake is Lake Ikaho. In the summer, the lake is a popular destination for campers. The surface freezes in the winter, and it affords skating and ice fishing for wakasagi.
3.8 miW
Aerial tramway
Harunasan Ropeway
97 min walk • The Harunasan Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Haruna, Gunma, operated by Tanigawadake Ropeway Company. The Tōbu Group company also operates another aerial lift line, Tanigawadake Ropeway. The line climbs to the summit of Mount Haruna.
3.9 miW
Town, Aerial tramway
Haruna
99 min walk • Haruna was a town located in Gunma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of June 30, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 22,303 and a total area of 93.59 km². On October 1, 2006, Haruna was merged into the expanded city of Takasaki.
1.5 miW
Aerial tramway
Ikaho Ropeway
40 min walk • The Ikaho Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Shibukawa, Gunma. The ropeway connects the onsen group of the Shibukawa Ikahomachi district to the summit of Mount Monokiki and park facilities of Mount Kaminoyama.
6.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Kitayatsu Site, Maebashi
168 min walk • The Kitayatsu Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Kofun period residence located in what is now the Higashimachi neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan.