Places to Visit near Iwakuni (Yamaguchi): Top 25 of 50 places to visit within 25 km
There are 50 places to visit within 25 km of central Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Utsu Shrine, about 1 km away. The one English-speaking readers look up most is Itsukushima Shrine.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Itsukushima Shrine 厳島神社 | Shinto shrine | 17 km |
| Itsukushima 厳島 | Island | 15 km |
| Daishō-in Temple 大聖院 | Buddhist temple | 17 km |
| Mount Misen 弥山 | Mountain | 16 km |
| Etajima 江田島 | Island | 20 km |
| Simose Art Museum 下瀬美術館 | Museum | 8 km |
| Hashira Island 柱島 | Island | 24 km |
| Ninoshima 似島 | Island | 25 km |
| Miyajima Public Aquarium 宮島水族館 | Park | 17 km |
| Miyao Castle 宮尾城 | Castle | 18 km |
| Momijidani Park 紅葉谷公園 | Park | 17 km |
| Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden 広島大学大学院統合生命科学研究科附属宮島自然植物実験所 | Park | 14 km |
| Kikkawa Historical Museum 吉川史料館 | Museum | 4 km |
| Kashiwabara Museum 柏原美術館 | Museum | 4 km |
| Iwakuni Chōkokan 岩国徴古館 | Museum | 4 km |
| Utsu Shrine 宇津神社 | Shinto shrine | under 1 km |
| Shirasaki Hachimangū 白崎八幡宮 | Shinto shrine | 1 km |
| Iwakuni School Education Archive Museum 岩国学校教育資料館 | Museum | 3 km |
| Kikko Shrine 吉香神社 | Shinto shrine | 4 km |
| Mantoku-in Temple 万徳院 | Buddhist temple | 4 km |
| Kikkō Park 吉香公園 | Park | 4 km |
| Kamei Castle 亀居城 | Castle | 8 km |
| Atadajima 阿多田島 | Island | 8 km |
| Kabeshima 可部島 | Island | 9 km |
| Atatajima Lighthouse Museum 阿多田島灯台資料館 | Museum | 9 km |
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無料で見てみる →How to use this list
- Distances are straight-line figures from the centre of Iwakuni, calculated from map coordinates. Real travel time depends on the route and transfers.
- The list shows the places English-speaking readers look up most (by English Wikipedia page views), not simply the nearest ones.
- Open each place for its nearest station, a map link and the official website where available.
- Opening days, hours and prices change. Please confirm them on each official website before you travel.
Source: location data from Wikidata (CC0). Distances are calculated by this website.