Nitta Gunchō ruins, Ota

Name: Nitta Gunchō ruins
Address: Ota, Japan

#5 among attractions in Ota

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The Kōzuke Province Niita District Gunchō ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period regional administrative complex, located in what is now the Tenra neighborhood of the city of Ōta, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2008. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°19'46"N, 139°19'55"E

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Nitta Gunchō ruins – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun, Nyotaizan Kofun, Ikushina Jinja, Kanayama Castle.

4.2 miSE
Archaeological site
Ōta Tenjinyama Kofun, Ota
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4.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Nyotaizan Kofun, Ota
111 min walk • Nyotaizan kofun is a scallop-shaped Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Kashima neighborhood of the city of Ōta, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1927.
1.6 miSW
Sacred and religious sites
Ikushina Jinja, Ota
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2.7 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Kanayama Castle, Ota
69 min walk • Kanayama Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style castle located on top of Mount Kanayama in what is now the city Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.
5.5 miNW
Archaeological finds in a modern venue
Iwajuku Site, Kiryu
140 min walk • The Iwajuku site an archaeological site located in what is now the Kasuke neighborhood of the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan with finds from the Japanese Paleolithic period.
5.6 miSW
Temple
Serada Tōshō-gū, Ota
144 min walk • The Serada Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōta Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the deified first Shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the year 2000, it was one of the eleven sites connected with the Nitta-no-shō which were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan.
6.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Xiao quan cheng, Ota
167 min walk • Koizumi Castle or Tomioka Castle was a Japanese castle located in present-day Oizumi-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma Prefecture. The castle was built in the first year of the Entoku era. Today, the castle ruins, including the ring, inner moat, part of the...
7.2 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Ōizumi Observatory, Ota
184 min walk • Ōizumi Observatory is a private astronomical observatory in Ōizumi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Takao Kobayashi has made discoveries of numerous minor planets at the observatory. Since its founding, Kobayashi has discovered 1,200 minor asteroids and their positions using a 10-inch telescope.
5.4 miW
Archaeological site
Jūsanpōzuka Site, Isesaki
138 min walk • The Jūsanpōzuka iseki is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period regional administrative complex, located in the Sakaiiyoku neighborhood of the city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1988.
6.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Saishikada Nakajima Site, Kiryu
174 min walk • The Saishikada Nakajima ruins is an archaeological site containing the ruins of an early Jōmon period settlement located in what is now the Kasagi neighborhood of the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2004.
2.2 miE
Park
Gunmakodomono guo, Ota
57 min walk • Gunma Kodomo no Kuni is an urban park located in Nagate-cho, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. Its official name is Gunma Prefectural Kanayama General Park.

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Train

Jiroembashi (15 min walk)