Yao
Worth seeing in and around Yao
10 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.
- 01Dainenbutsu-ji Temple
Dainenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1127.
4.7 km · temple in Hirano-ku, Ōsaka · Wikipedia - 02Dōmyō-ji
Dōmyō-ji is a Buddhist temple and nunnery in Fujiidera, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in the sixth century, and is affiliated with Shingon Buddhism.
5.5 km · building in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Kyōkō-ji Temple
Kyōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 588.
3.3 km · Buddhist temple in Japan · Wikipedia - 04Fujii-dera Temple
Fujii-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the Fujiidera neighborhood of the city of Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Omuro-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a National Treasure statue of Senjū Jūichimen Kannon.
5.2 km · Buddhist temple in Japan · Wikipedia - 05Senkō-ji Temple
Senkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
4.2 km · Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Hirano-ku, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Jōkō-ji Temple
Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka（おおさか十三仏霊場, Osaka jūsan butsu reijō）are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Osaka Prefecture dedicated to the Thirteen Buddhas. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of Japanese esoteric Shingon Buddhism.
1.5 km · Buddhist temple in Japan · Wikipedia - 07Fujiidera Stadium
Fujiidera Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan. It was used mostly for baseball and was the home of the Kintetsu Buffaloes prior to the Osaka Dome opening in 1997.
5.2 km · building in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Taiseishōgun-ji Temple
Taiseishōgun-ji is a Buddhist temple in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 587 and is affiliated with Kōyasan Shingon-shū.
1.2 km · temple in Yao, Ōsaka · Wikipedia - 09Osaka Tokiwakai University Junior College
Tokiwakai College is a private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai Gakuen University.
3.6 km · private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Tosakadera
The Tosaka-dera was an Asuka period Buddhist temple located in the Takaida neighborhood of the city of Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan. The temple no longer exists, but the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 2012.
5.6 km · asuka period Buddhist temple ruins · Wikipedia
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Getting to Yao
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 23 km · Kobe (UKB), 34 km · Kansai (KIX), 39 km
- Stations
- Yao Airport, 2.3 km · Shuntokumichi Station, 5.2 km · Dōmyōji Station, 5.7 km · Kawachi-Yamamoto Station, 2.2 km · Kawachi-Eiwa Station, 5.8 km
- Tokushima → Yao113 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · ¥1,740–2,370
- Tokoname → Yao117 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · ¥2,010–2,750
- Takamatsu → Yao146 km · quickest by road, 4h 22m · ¥2,280–3,110
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No local-transport research exists yet for Yao
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 Yao. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOsaka International Ferry Terminal is in Nankō (南港) in the Osaka Bay Area.
- Get inThe PanStar Line operates a ferry between Osaka and Busan.
- Get inThe ferry leaves Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at 15:10 from both Osaka and Busan and arrives the following day at 10:00.
- Get inThe ferry holds live musical performances, magic shows, and other entertainment on the run.
- Get inYou can take your car on the ferry, but there are documentation requirements.
From Wikivoyage: Osaka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Yao
Yao is 6 km from Higashiosaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.