Sakuradani Kofun, Takaoka

Name: Sakuradani Kofun
Address: Takaoka, Japan

#3 among attractions in Takaoka

Archaeological site

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The Sakuradani Kofun Cluster is a group of kofun burial mounds located in the Ōta neighborhood of the city of Takaoka, Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Two of the tumuli were designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°48'59"N, 137°1'55"E

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Sakuradani Kofun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Imizu Jinja, Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun, Zuiryū-ji, Kaga Domain Maeda Clan Graves.

4.7 miS
Sacred and religious sites
Imizu Jinja, Takaoka
120 min walk • Imizu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Kojo neighborhood of the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It one of four shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Etchū Province.
2.3 miW
Archaeological site
Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun, Himi
60 min walk • Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun is a kofun burial mound located in the Yanaida neighborhood of the city of Himi, Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The tumulus has been protected as a National Historic Site since 2001.
5.7 miS
Temple
Zuiryū-ji, Takaoka
146 min walk • Zuiryū-ji is a Buddhist temple in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō-school of Japanese Zen Buddhism.
5.5 miS
Archaeological site
Kaga Domain Maeda Clan Graves, Takaoka
140 min walk • Kaga Domain Maeda clan Graves is a National Historic Site covering the monumental mausoleum of the Sengoku samurai and early Edo period daimyō of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshinaga located in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture and the large Nodayama cemetery containing 80 graves...
4.8 miS
Historical place, Forts and castles, Aquarium
Takaoka Castle, Takaoka
123 min walk • Takaoka Castle was a flatland-style Japanese castle in what is now the city of Takaoka, Toyama Japan. It was originally constructed in 1609, and was only used for a few years before being dismantled. The site of its ruins are now a park.
1.2 miW
Temple
Kokutai-ji
31 min walk • Kokutai-ji, originally Tosho-ji, is one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1300 by the monk Jiun Myoi in Toyama, Japan.
3.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Asahi Shell Mound, Himi
89 min walk • The Asahi Shell Midden is an archaeological site consisting of a shell midden and the remains of an adjacent Jōmon period settlement located in the Asahioka neighborhood the city of Himi, Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
4.5 miS
36°45'4"N • 137°1'37"E
Takaoka Art Museum, Takaoka
115 min walk • Art museum, Museum
1.8 miS
Botanical garden
Futagami Manyo Botanical Gardens, Takaoka
47 min walk • The Futagami Manyo Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan. The garden site occupies about 10,000 m², and contains both wildflowers and many plant varieties mentioned in the Man'yōshū anthology.
4.9 miSE
36°46'49"N • 137°6'29"E
Hai wang wanpaku, Takaoka
125 min walk • Park

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How to get to Sakuradani Kofun by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sakuradani Kofun:

Train

Amaharashi (8 min walk)
Etchu-Kokubun (33 min walk)