Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kawasaki, Japan

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 114 m
Descend 102 m

Explore Kawasaki in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in KawasakiIndividual Sights in Kawasaki

Sight 1: 明長寺

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明長寺

Myōchoji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 明長寺 (川崎市) (JA)

510 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Daishi park

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Daishi park

Daishi Park is a city park (district park) located in Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is adjacent to Heima-ji Temple (Kawasaki Daishi). There is a Chinese garden "Shenxiuyuan" in the park, which is also famous for cherry blossoms. As a town name, on July 1, 1965 (Showa 40), it became an independent town name from Daishi Town, and residence display was implemented.

Wikipedia: 大師公園 (JA)

434 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Kawasaki Daishi

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Kawasaki Daishi (川崎大師) is the popular name of Heiken-ji , a Buddhist temple in Kawasaki, Japan. Founded in 1128, it is the headquarters of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism. Kawasaki Daishi is a popular temple for hatsumōde. In 2006, 2.72 million people engaged in hatsumōde here, the third largest figure in Japan and the largest in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2016, the temple made preparations to receive 3 million visitors over the same period. Keihin Electric Express Railway, the oldest railroad company in the Kantō region of Japan, commenced service in January 1899 to carry passengers to Kawasaki Daishi from Tokyo.

Wikipedia: Kawasaki Daishi (EN)

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: 川崎鶴見臨港バス大師定期券発売所

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Kawasaki Tsurumi Rin Port Bus Co., Ltd. is a bus -exclusive bus business operator headquartered in Kawasaki -ku, Kawasaki -shi, Kanagawa. The abbreviation is a Rinko bus, which is an officially used abbreviation since the company was founded.

Wikipedia: 川崎鶴見臨港バス (JA)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Wakamiya Hachimangu

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Wakamiya Hachimangu Aimaimyi / CC BY-SA 3.0

Wakamiya Hachimangu is a shrine located in front of Daishi Station, Kawasaki -ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Former Daishi Kawara Sogo. There is Kanayama Shrine, known for the Kanamara Festival, at the precincts.

Wikipedia: 若宮八幡宮 (川崎市) (JA)

1774 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 6: 富士見公園

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Fujimi Park is a city park (general park) in Kawasaki City, located in Fujimi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 富士見公園 (JA)

858 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: 妙遠寺

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妙遠寺

Myoenji Temple (みょうおんじ), Kanagawa Kawasaki City, Kawasaki-ku, Miyamae-cho, Miyamae-cho, Hi-Lotus Sect. Kawasaki City 中興の祖田中休虞を讃える「泉田二君功徳碑」がある。 山号は長経山。 The old Benshan は保田 Myomoto Temple、現在は通師雑司ヶ谷法縁。

Wikipedia: 妙遠寺 (川崎市) (JA), Website

566 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: 稲毛神社

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Inage Jinja is a shrine located in Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The former name of the shrine was Gosha, and now it is a separate shrine of the main office of the shrine. The former name was Sanno Gongen, Taketsuchi Shrine, and it is still called by the common name of Yamano-sama.

Wikipedia: 稲毛神社 (JA), Website

1068 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 9: 教安寺

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教安寺

Kyoanji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 教安寺 (川崎市) (JA)

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