Shiraoka
Shiraoka is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Shiraoka is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 52,431 in 21,997 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 24.92 square kilometres (9.62 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Shiraoka
9 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.
- 01Iwatsuki Castle
Iwatsuki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Ōoka clan, daimyō of Iwatsuki Domain, however the castle dates from the Muromachi period and was inhabited by many samurai lords over its history.
8.1 km · Japanese castle in Saitama city · Wikipedia - 02Washinomiya Shrine
Washinomiya Shrine is one of the oldest Shintō shrines in the Kantō region, located in Kuki, Saitama, Japan.
9.2 km · Shinto shrine in Saitama Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Jion-ji Temple (Saitama)
Jion-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Iwatsuki neighborhood of the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu.
5.4 km · Buddhist temple in Saitama city, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Tobu Zoo
Tobu Zoo is a combination of a zoo and an amusement park located in Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, owned by Tobu Railway.
3.8 km · zoo and amusement park in Japan · Wikipedia - 05Shinpukuji Shell Mound
The Shinpukuji shell mound is an archaeological site in the Iwatsuki neighborhood of the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a late Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1975, with the borders extended in 2002 and again in 2016.
9.1 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia - 06Nippon Institute of Technology
Nippon Institute of Technology is a private university in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, established in 1967.
3.4 km · college in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Japan University of Health Science
Japan University of Health Sciences is a private university in Satte, Saitama, Japan, established in 2010. The school has a Department of Nursing.
7.7 km · private university in Satte, Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 08University of Human Arts and Sciences
The University of Human Arts and Sciences is a private distance learning university with headquarters in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan, established in 2000. It has a satellite campus in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
5.6 km · private university in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Kurohama Shell Mound
The Kurohama shell mound is an archaeological site in the Kurohama neighborhood of the city of Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2006.
3.3 km · Japanese archaeological site · Wikipedia
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Getting to Shiraoka
- Airports
- Tokyo Haneda (HND), 53 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 69 km · Narita (NRT), 70 km
- Stations
- Ageo Station, 9.4 km · Iwatsuki Station, 7.8 km · Hasuda Station, 4.7 km · Higashi-iwatsuki Station, 7 km · Kasukabe Station, 8.1 km
- Tokyo → Shiraoka37 km · quickest by road, 1h 9m · ¥530–720
- Omitama → Shiraoka67 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · ¥1,060–1,440
- Narita → Shiraoka65 km · quickest by road, 2h 13m · ¥1,080–1,470
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No local-transport research exists yet for Shiraoka
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Shiraoka. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Shiraoka
Shiraoka is 12 km from Saitama, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.