Tandai
The term tandai is a Kamakura and Muromachi period colloquialism for any very important governmental, judiciary or military post in a determinate area.
The term tandai is a Kamakura and Muromachi period colloquialism for any very important governmental, judiciary or military post in a determinate area. During the Kamakura shogunate, examples of tandai in the east of the country were the shikken and the rensho, in the west of the country and in Kyūshū the Rokuhara tandai and the Chinzei bugyō, also called Chinzei tandai.
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Worth seeing in and around Tandai
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.
- 01Lawson Tama Stadium
Lawson Tama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. It is used mostly for football matches.
3.1 km · Multi-purpose stadium in Solomon Islands · Wikipedia - 02Holy Cross Cathedral
The Holy Cross Cathedral, also referred to as the Catholic Cathedral of Honiara, is the cathedral church and seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Honiara. It is located in the city of Honiara, which is on Guadalcanal Island and is the capital of the Solomon Islands, a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
2.3 km · church in Honiara, Solomon Islands · Wikipedia - 03Solomon Islands Parliament Building
The Solomon Islands Parliament Building in Honiara is the seat of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands.
1.8 km · National Parliament Building of the Solomon Islands · Wikipedia - 04Guadalcanal American Memorial
The Guadalcanal American Memorial is a World War II monument on Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands. Dedicated on August 7, 1992, it was established as a tribute to the Americans and their allies who lost their lives during the Guadalcanal Campaign from 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943.
1.4 km · world War II monument in the Solomon Islands · Wikipedia - 05Cathedral Church of St Barnabas, Honiara
The St. Barnabas' Anglican Cathedral, Honiara is one of three Anglican cathedrals built in the Solomon Islands.
3.2 km · cathedral in the Solomon Islands · Wikipedia - 06National Library of Solomon Islands
The National Library of Solomon Islands, sometimes Solomon Islands Public Library, was founded on June 26, 1974 and is located in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands. Its opening took place on July 17, 1980.
2.4 km · public library in Solomon Islands · Wikipedia - 07Solomon Islands National University
The Solomon Islands National University was established in 2013 by the Government of the Solomon Islands.
1.4 km · university of Solomon islands · Wikipedia - 08National Archives of Solomon Islands
The National Archives of Solomon Islands are located in Honiara. One of the functions of the National Archives of the Solomon Islands is to provide and maintain an access and reference service whereby the Government and the general public may have access to the archival materials held in its custody.
1.8 km · building in Honiara, Solomon Islands · Wikipedia - 09Honiara Solomon Islands College of Higher Education
Honiara Solomon Islands College of Higher Education is a university in Honiara, Solomon Islands; apart from the University of the South Pacific, which has a satellite campus in the country. It is located in eastern Honiara, south of Honiara Golf Club, just to the southwest of King George VI National High School.
1.4 km · university in Honiara, Solomon Islands · Wikipedia
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Getting to Tandai
- Airports
- Honiara (HIR), 12 km
- Port Vila → Tandai1291 km · quickest by air, 6h 14m · $320–490
- Port Moresby → Tandai1403 km · quickest by air, 6h 39m · $350–530
- Lae → Tandai1490 km · quickest by air, 8h 21m · $340–520
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Tandai
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 Tandai. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe ferry travels through the Florida Islands channel which is worth seeing and there's a high chance you'll see plenty of flying fish if you look off the front or sides of the boat.
- Get aroundThe catamaran ferry is a former Auckland Harbour ferry so is not designed to be ocean-going.
- Get aroundThe ferry has plenty of comfortable seating, air conditioning and a big flat screen which shows films during the journey.
- Get aroundYou can buy drinks and snacks on the ferry although it's best to buy this on the way out from Honiara as supplies run low once the boat is heading back.
From Wikivoyage: Solomon Islands, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Tandai
- Chinatown, Honiarasuburb in Guadalcanal, Honiara Town, Solomon Islands2.5 km
- Rove, Honiarasuburb in Guadalcanal, Honiara Town, Solomon Islands2 km