Shiki

Worth seeing in and around Shiki

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Heirin-ji Temple

   Heirin-ji is a Rinzai temple of the Myoshin-ji branch located in Niiza city, Saitama prefecture, Japan, a city just outside Tokyo.

   5.2 km · Buddhist temple in Niiza, Saitama prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Akigase Park

   Akigase Park is a park in Japan that occupies a section of flood plain of the Arakawa River, which is located at the western edge of Saitama City. The park covers an area of 100.1ha on the eastern side of the river between its northern boundary, 3 km north of the Akigase Bridge, and the southern boundary, the Hanekura Bridge.

   2.5 km · park in Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Taki-no Castle

   Taki-no Castle is a flatland-hilltop Japanese castle ruin located in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. It was on a key route between the northern Kanto Plain and Hachioji.

   5.9 km · building in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Sakitama Bridge

   The Sakitama Bridge is a road bridge on Japan National Route 298 and the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway that spans the Arakawa/Shingashi River and the Arakawa Adjustment Pond between Bijogi, Toda and Niikura, Wakō in Saitama Prefecture. It is also known as Kotamabashi.

   4.7 km · bridge in Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Gobōyama Site

   The Gobōyama Site is an archaeological site containing the remains of a Yayoi period settlement in the Niikura neighborhood of Wakō, Saitama, Japan. It is located on an independent hill at the northeastern edge of the Musashino Terrace, overlooking the Arakawa River.

   5.7 km · Archaeological site in Kantō region, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Keio Shiki Senior High School

   Keio Shiki Senior High School is a private boys' senior high school, affiliated with Keio University, in Shiki, Saitama Prefecture.

   1.1 km · Private boys' Senior High School in Japan attached to Keio University · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shiki

Airports

Tokyo Haneda (HND), 37 km · Narita (NRT), 73 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 84 km

Stations

Wakōshi Station, 5.7 km · Naka-Urawa Station, 5.4 km · Minami-Yono Station, 5.7 km · Asakadai Station, 2.1 km · Asaka Station, 4.3 km

• Narita → Shiki

  66 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · ¥1,030–1,410
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• Omitama → Shiki

  83 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · ¥1,090–1,490
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• Makinohara / Shimada → Shiki

  170 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · ¥2,390–3,260
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