Places to Visit near Nishihara (Kumamoto): Top 25 of 91 places to visit within 25 km
There are 91 places to visit within 25 km of central Nishihara, Kumamoto Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Okirihata Pond, about 3 km away. The one English-speaking readers look up most is Mount Aso.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Aso 阿蘇山 | Mountain | 20 km |
| Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine 上色見熊野座神社 | Shinto shrine | 24 km |
| Aso Shrine 阿蘇神社 | Shinto shrine | 24 km |
| Aso Kujū National Park 阿蘇くじゅう国立公園 | Park | 20 km |
| Suizen-ji Jōju-en 水前寺成趣園 | Garden | 16 km |
| Honmyō-ji Temple 本妙寺 | Buddhist temple | 20 km |
| Kikuchi Castle 鞠智城 | Castle | 21 km |
| Fujisaki Hachimangū 藤崎八旛宮 | Shinto shrine | 17 km |
| Aso Volcano Museum 阿蘇火山博物館 | Museum | 15 km |
| Katō Shrine 加藤神社 | Shinto shrine | 19 km |
| Mount Kinbo 金峰山 | Mountain | 25 km |
| Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art 熊本県立美術館 | Museum | 19 km |
| Kikuchi Shrine 菊池神社 | Shinto shrine | 19 km |
| Mifune Dinosaur Museum 御船町恐竜博物館 | Museum | 16 km |
| Kengun Shrine 健軍神社 | Shinto shrine | 15 km |
| Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens 熊本市動植物園 | Park | 16 km |
| Daiji-ji Temple 大慈寺 | Buddhist temple | 23 km |
| Jinnouchi Castle 陣ノ内城 | Castle | 22 km |
| Okirihata Pond 大切畑ため池 | Lake | 3 km |
| Akai Castle 赤井城 | Castle | 10 km |
| Sgaru Falls 数鹿流ヶ滝 | Waterfall | 10 km |
| Oyama Suwa-jinja 小山諏訪神社 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Kamiyuge Shrine 上弓削神社 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Yuge Shrine 弓削神社 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Higo Nagano Castle 長野城 | Castle | 11 km |
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- Distances are straight-line figures from the centre of Nishihara, 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.