Places to Visit near Shimabara (Nagasaki): Top 25 of 34 places to visit within 25 km
There are 34 places to visit within 25 km of central Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Shimabara Castle, about 1 km away. The one English-speaking readers look up most is Mount Unzen.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Unzen 雲仙岳 | Mountain | 7 km |
| Hara Castle 原城 | Castle | 20 km |
| Shimabara Castle 島原城 | Castle | under 1 km |
| Obama Onsen 小浜温泉 | Hot spring | 17 km |
| Unzen Onsen 雲仙温泉 | Hot spring | 11 km |
| Unzen-Amakusa National Park 雲仙天草国立公園 | Park | 11 km |
| Renge-in Tanjō-ji Temple 蓮華院誕生寺 | Buddhist temple | 22 km |
| Hinoe Castle 日野江城 | Castle | 18 km |
| Yushima 湯島 | Island | 21 km |
| Ōyano Island 大矢野島 | Island | 24 km |
| Reikyū Shrine 霊丘神社 | Shinto shrine | under 1 km |
| Spring Garden Shimeiso 湧水庭園「四明荘」 | Garden | under 1 km |
| Lake Shirachi 白土湖 | Lake | under 1 km |
| Honko-ji Temple (Shimabara) 本光寺 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Shimabara General Sports Park 島原総合運動公園 | Park | 2 km |
| Shimabara Onsen 島原温泉 | Hot spring | 2 km |
| Myōkoku-ji Temple 妙国寺 | Buddhist temple | 3 km |
| Mount Mayu 眉山 | Mountain | 4 km |
| Mt. Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall 雲仙岳災害記念館 | Museum | 5 km |
| Unzen Onsen Shrine 温泉神社 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Manmyō-ji Temple 満明寺 | Buddhist temple | 12 km |
| Tachibana Shrine (Unzen) 橘神社 | Shinto shrine | 15 km |
| Nichijō-ji Temple 日誠寺 | Buddhist temple | 22 km |
| Sumiyoshi Lighthouse 住吉灯台 | Lighthouse | 22 km |
| Sumiyoshi Shrine 住吉神社 | Shinto shrine | 22 km |
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- Distances are straight-line figures from the centre of Shimabara, 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.
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Source: location data from Wikidata (CC0). Distances are calculated by this website.