Places to Visit near Oshu (Iwate): Top 25 of 60 places to visit within 25 km
There are 60 places to visit within 25 km of central Oshu, Iwate Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Mizusawa Castle, about 1 km away.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chūson-ji Temple 中尊寺 | Buddhist temple | 16 km |
| Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land 平泉 | Historic site | 18 km |
| Mōtsū-ji Temple 毛越寺 | Buddhist temple | 18 km |
| Geto Onsen 夏油温泉 | Hot spring | 23 km |
| Takkoku-no-Iwaya 達谷窟 | Buddhist temple | 21 km |
| Isawa Castle 胆沢城 | Castle | 4 km |
| Muryōkō-in Ato 無量光院跡 | Buddhist temple | 17 km |
| Kanjizaiō-in 観自在王院跡 | Buddhist temple | 18 km |
| Takadachi Gikeidō 高舘義経堂 | Buddhist temple | 17 km |
| Kinkeizan 金鶏山 | Mountain | 17 km |
| Shirotoridate 白鳥舘遺跡 | Castle | 13 km |
| Gokuraku-ji Temple 極楽寺 | Buddhist temple | 13 km |
| Michinoku Folklore Village みちのく民俗村 | Museum | 14 km |
| Chōjagahara temple ruins 長者ヶ原廃寺跡 | Buddhist temple | 15 km |
| Mizusawa Castle 水沢城 | Castle | under 1 km |
| Hitaka Shrine 日高神社 | Shinto shrine | under 1 km |
| Komagata Shrine 駒形神社 | Shinto shrine | under 1 km |
| Mizusawa Park 水沢公園 | Park | under 1 km |
| Kimura Hisashi Memorial Museum 木村榮記念館 | Museum | 1 km |
| Ōshū Space and Astronomy Museum 奥州宇宙遊学館 | Museum | 1 km |
| Chinjufu-hachimangū 鎮守府八幡宮 | Shinto shrine | 4 km |
| Kikuta Kazuo Memorial Museum 菊田一夫記念館 | Museum | 6 km |
| Sen'yō-ji Temple 千養寺 | Buddhist temple | 7 km |
| Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park えさし藤原の郷 | Park | 7 km |
| Tadashi Chida Memorial Museum 千田正記念館 | Museum | 8 km |
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