Enichi-ji, Bandai

Name: Enichi-ji
Address: Bandai, Japan

#1 among attractions in Bandai

Temple, Buddhist architecture

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Enichi-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in the town of Bandai, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The temple was founded in the Heian period as Enichi-ji, and the ruins of its previous incarnation were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°34'7"N, 139°59'13"E

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Enichi-ji – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Oyaku-en, Takizawa Honjin, Ōtsukayama Kofun.

6.4 miSW
Recreated 14th-century castle and museum
Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Aizuwakamatsu
163 min walk • Aizuwakamatsu Castle, known locally as Tsuruga Castle, stands as a proud testament to Japan's feudal past in the city of Aizuwakamatsu. This historical fortress, encircled by deep moats and towering stone walls, was constructed in the late 14th century and has since...
5.8 miSW
Park, Buddhist architecture
Oyaku-en, Aizuwakamatsu
149 min walk • Oyaku-en is a medicinal herb garden in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The garden was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government in 1932. It is also known as the Aizu Matsudaira-clan Garden.
4.7 miSW
Museum
Takizawa Honjin, Aizuwakamatsu
120 min walk • The Takizawa Honjin is a building in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan which was used as a honjin by the daimyō of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. The building was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1971 and a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
4.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Ōtsukayama Kofun, Aizuwakamatsu
115 min walk • The Ōtsukayama Kofun is an early Kofun period zenpō-kōen-fun key-hole shaped tumulus located in what is now part of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1972.
4.5 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Tenkyōkaku, Bandai-Asahi National Park
115 min walk • Tenkyōkaku is a Western-style French Renaissance style residence built as a summer villa for Prince Arisugawa Takehito located in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
6.2 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Fukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu
158 min walk • Fukushima Museum is a prefectural museum in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the natural history, history, and culture of Fukushima Prefecture. The museum opened in Tsuruga Castle Park in 1986.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Oguni-numa Pond, Bandai-Asahi National Park
95 min walk • Oguni-numa Pond is a pond located at the western base of Mount Nekomadake in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The pond is situated on the remains of a crater and has a circumference of 4 km and an area of 45 hectares. It is considered a national monument.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Nekomadake, Bandai-Asahi National Park
95 min walk • Mount Nekomadake is a stratovolcano located west of Mount Bandai, close to Bandai town and Kitashiobara village in the Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is 1,403.6 metres high, and close to Lake Inawashiro and Oguni-numa Pond.
4.1 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu
105 min walk • The University of Aizu in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, is the first university dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
4.8 miS
Historical place
Mt. Iimoriyama, Aizuwakamatsu
122 min walk • Iimori Mountain is a mountain near the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is notable as the site where members of the Byakkotai committed ritual suicide in 1868, during the Boshin War. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northeast of Tsuruga Castle.
3.8 miSE
Dam
Jūrokkyō Dam, Bandai-Asahi National Park
98 min walk • The Jūrokkyō Dam is a dam in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.