Places to Visit near Kitakami (Iwate): Top 25 of 52 places to visit within 25 km
There are 52 places to visit within 25 km of central Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku, about 1 km away.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Geto Onsen 夏油温泉 | Hot spring | 21 km |
| Isawa Castle 胆沢城 | Castle | 12 km |
| Gokuraku-ji Temple 極楽寺 | Buddhist temple | 4 km |
| Michinoku Folklore Village みちのく民俗村 | Museum | 2 km |
| Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku 日本現代詩歌文学館 | Museum | under 1 km |
| Suwa Shrine 諏訪神社 | Shinto shrine | under 1 km |
| Tenshōchi 北上市立公園展勝地 | Park | 2 km |
| Satō Hachirō Memorial Museum サトウハチロー記念館 | Museum | 2 km |
| Kojin Toneyama Memorial Museum 利根山光人記念美術館 | Museum | 2 km |
| Kitakami City Museum 北上市立博物館 | Museum | 2 km |
| Kashima Castle 鹿島館 | Castle | 3 km |
| Hakusan Shrine 白山神社 | Shinto shrine | 3 km |
| Ezuriko Castle 江釣子城 | Castle | 4 km |
| Hakusan Shrine 白山神社 | Shinto shrine | 5 km |
| Shiratori Shrine 白鳥神社 | Shinto shrine | 6 km |
| Mutsu Iwasaki Castle 岩崎城 | Castle | 6 km |
| Gunba-no-sato Rokuhara Museum 軍馬の郷六原資料館 | Museum | 8 km |
| Tadashi Chida Memorial Museum 千田正記念館 | Museum | 8 km |
| Junichome Castle 十二丁目城 | Castle | 9 km |
| Sakura Chijinkan 桜地人館 | Museum | 10 km |
| Senganishi Hot spa 千貫石温泉 | Hot spring | 11 km |
| Mikumano Shrine 三熊野神社 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Toyagasaki Shrine 鳥谷ヶ崎神社 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Chinjufu-hachimangū 鎮守府八幡宮 | Shinto shrine | 12 km |
| Kiyomizu-dera Temple 清水寺 | Buddhist temple | 12 km |
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- Distances are straight-line figures from the centre of Kitakami, 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.
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- 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.