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Places near Ōshū by type
All 216 places by distance →One day from Ōshū
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:27 pm
98 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ōshū
- 北上市立公園展勝地park · 45 min
- 樺山遺跡heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Hitaka Jinjatemple · 45 min
- Chūson TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Geibikeiviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Ōshū
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ōshū?
Hitaka Jinja (temple, about 4 km), 樺山遺跡 (heritage site, about 15 km), 北上市立公園展勝地 (park, about 20 km), Chūson Temple (Buddhist site, about 21 km), Chūson-ji Konjikidō (heritage site, about 21 km), Muryōkō-in Ato (heritage site, about 21 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ōshū?
154 places on Spotwander: 37 hill stations & viewpoints, 17 buddhist sites, 14 temples, 31 forts & heritage, 22 museums.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Ōshū?
アテルイ像, about 1 km by road; C58 342（蒸気機関車） (19 km) is next.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Ōshū?
黒石寺 (Kokusekiji Temple), about 9 km by road; Syoboji Temple (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ōshū?
Start in Ōshū, visit 北上市立公園展勝地, then 樺山遺跡, then Hitaka Jinja, then Chūson Temple, then Geibikei, and drive back — about 98 km by road in all.