Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Okayama, Japan

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 50 m
Descend 50 m

Experience Okayama in Japan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Okayama

Sight 1: 柴岡山 光珍寺

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Kochinji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Shibaokayama. The honzon is Amitabha. It is the Bodhi Temple of the Ukita clan.

Wikipedia: 光珍寺 (JA), Website

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: 金光山 岡山寺

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Okayama Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect located in Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kinkozan. Amitabha, Thousand-handed Kannon, and Shakyamuni are the main Buddhas. Before the Middle Ages, it was located in the area of Okayama Joji (near the current Okayama Civic Hall).

Wikipedia: 岡山寺 (JA)

571 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Okayama Symphony Hall

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Okayama Symphony Hall is a concert hall in Okayama, Okayama, Japan. It opened in 1991 and seats 2,001. Yoshinobu Ashihara was the architect, with acoustical design by Nagata Acoustics.

Wikipedia: Okayama Symphony Hall (EN)

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Okayama Orient Museum

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Okayama Orient Museum is a museum of Ancient Near Eastern, Roman provincial, Byzantine, Sassanian, and Islamic Art in Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2007 there were some 4,852 items, including a winged Assyrian relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia, acquired to mark the institution's 25th anniversary.

Wikipedia: Okayama Orient Museum (EN)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art

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The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art is located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.

Wikipedia: Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art (EN)

183 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Okayama Shrine

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Okayama Shrine

Okayama Shrine is a shrine located in Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The former company name was a prefectural company.

Wikipedia: 岡山神社 (JA)

637 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Okayama Castle

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Okayama Castle is a Japanese castle in the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The main tower was completed in 1597, destroyed in 1945 and replicated in concrete in 1966. Two of the watch towers survived the bombing of 1945 and are now listed by the national Agency for Cultural Affairs as Important Cultural Properties.

Wikipedia: Okayama Castle (EN), Website

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Kōraku Garden

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Kōraku Garden Fjkelfeimvvn / CC BY 3.0

Kōraku-en is a Japanese garden located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kenroku-en and Kairaku-en. Korakuen was built in 1700 by Ikeda Tsunamasa, lord of Okayama. The garden reached its modern form in 1863.

Wikipedia: Kōraku-en (EN), Website

402 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Okayama Prefectural Museum

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Okayama Prefectural Museum is a museum in Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan. It was built to house important artifacts from the prefecture dating from prehistory through modern times.

Wikipedia: Okayama Prefectural Museum (EN)

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