Shobu-Kuki transmitter, Kuki

Name: Shobu-Kuki transmitter
Address: Kuki, Japan

#2 among attractions in Kuki

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The Shōbu-Kuki transmitter is located in Kuki, Saitama. It is the largest centre for medium wave and short wave broadcasting in Japan. It is fed over a 60,000 volt power line and there are two large medium wave broadcasting antennas, one of them 240 metres tall. The centre is operated by NHK. ()

Local name: NHK菖蒲久喜ラジオ放送所 Coordinates: 36°4'20"N, 139°37'26"E

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Day trips

Shobu-Kuki transmitter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tobu Zoo, Washinomiya Shrine, Kitamoto, Satte.

6 miSE
Theme park, Amusement park, Zoo
Tobu Zoo, Kasukabe
154 min walk • Tobu Zoo is a combination of a zoo and an amusement park located in Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
2.6 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Washinomiya Shrine, Kuki
66 min walk • Washinomiya Shrine is one of the oldest Shintō shrines in the Kantō region, located in Kuki, Saitama, Japan.
5.5 miSW
City, Area
Kitamoto, Kōnosu
141 min walk • Kitamoto is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 66,022 and a population density of 3300 persons per km². The total area of the city is 19.82 square kilometres.
5.4 miE
City, Area
Satte, Kuki
138 min walk • Satte is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 50,256 in 22,853 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is 33.93 square kilometres.
6.4 miSE
Town, Area
Miyashiro, Kasukabe
165 min walk • Miyashiro is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the town is 15.95 square kilometres.
5.8 miS
City, Area
Hasuda, Saitama
148 min walk • Hasuda is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 61,540 in 27,461 households and a population density of 2300 persons per km². The total area of the city is 27.28 square kilometres.
6 miSW
City, Area
Okegawa, Saitama
155 min walk • Okegawa is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 75,218 in 33,119 households and a population density of 3000 persons per km². The total area of the city is 25.35 square kilometres.
5.8 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Universities and schools
Nippon Institute of Technology, Kasukabe
149 min walk • Nippon Institute of Technology is a private university in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, established in 1967.
5.9 miS
Archaeological site
Kurohama Shell Mound, Shiraoka
151 min walk • The Kurohama Shell Midden is an archaeological site in the Kurohama neighborhood of the city of Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2006.
4.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Minami-Saitama District, Shiraoka
115 min walk • Minami-Saitama is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2012, the district has an estimated population of 33,405 and a density of 2,090 persons per km². The total area is 15.95 km².
7.6 miSE
Universities and schools
Kyoei Gakuen Junior College, Kasukabe
193 min walk • Kyoei Gakuen Junior College is a private junior college in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, established in 1984.