Shimotsuke Provincial Capital, Tochigi

Name: Shimotsuke Provincial Capital
Address: Tochigi, Japan

#1 among attractions in Tochigi

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The Shimotsuke Provincial Capital ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period government administrative complex located in what is now part of the city of Tochigi, Tochigi prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Identified as the ruins of the kokufu of Shimotsuke Province, the site is protected by the national government as a National Historic Site from 1982. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°22'47"N, 139°47'6"E

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Shimotsuke Provincial Capital – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji, Teranohigashi Site, Babul Islam Mosque, Mibu Castle.

5.3 miE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji, Shimotsuke
134 min walk • Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji was a Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples in western Japan, having been founded in the Asuka period.
6.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Teranohigashi Site, Yūki
166 min walk • The Teranohigashi Site is a complex archaeological site in the city of Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1995 by the Japanese government.
5.2 miS
Mosque
Babul Islam Mosque, Oyama
132 min walk • Babul Islam Mosque is a mosque located on the intersection of route 4 & route 50 in Oyama, Tochigi, Japan. It has a capacity of 600 persons in the main hall.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Mibu Castle, Mibu
87 min walk • Mibu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Mibu, southern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Mibu Castle was home to a branch of the Torii clan, daimyō of Mibu Domain.
2.5 miW
36°22'28"N • 139°44'24"E
Yan xiano xin sheng jiangmyujiamu, Tochigi
65 min walk • Museum
4.5 miS
Universities and schools
Hakuoh University, Oyama
116 min walk • Hakuoh University is a private university in city of Oyama in Tochigi, Japan. The name Hakuoh, means 'white seagull', and the motto Plus ultra, or 'Further beyond'.
5.4 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Tochigi Prefectural South Gymnasium, Oyama
139 min walk • Tochigi Prefectural South Gymnasium is an arena in Oyama, Tochigi, Japan.
4.5 miE
Universities and schools
Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke
115 min walk • Jichi Medical University is a private university in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, established in 1972. In 2008 the Gates Foundation awarded $100,000 to Hiroyuki Matsuoka, a medical researcher at the university, to do research on flying syringes.
5.1 miSE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Ionmoru xiao shan, Oyama
130 min walk • AEON MALL Oyama is an AEON Group shopping center located in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
4.7 miW
Universities and schools
Kokugakuin Tochigi Junior College, Tochigi
121 min walk • Kokugakuin Tochigi Junior College is a private junior college in Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan. The school was founded as a junior women's college in 1966 before it became coeducational 2004.