Within 30 km27 places
Within 50 km51
Must-see201
Notable0
Best timeOctober to March
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Places near Shiojiri by type
All 201 places by distance →Buddhist sites — Jokoji, Eifukuji, Shorinji60 · from 2 kmHill stations & viewpoints — Mount Kirigamine, Mt. Kuruma, Mount Denjō38 · from 22 kmForts & heritage — Nashikubo Site, Torii Pass, Akyū Site10 · from 11 kmParks — アルプス公園, 大芝高原公園, 東御中央公園9 · from 23 km
Temples — 阿礼神社, Suwa Taisha, Tsukama Shrine51 · from 1 kmMuseums — Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum, Japan Ukiyo-e Museum, Jōkyō Gimin Memorial Museum16 · from 19 kmWaterfalls — Hirayu Waterfall, Doryu Waterfall, Minami-Shouji Falls10 · from 47 kmWildlife, forests & gardens — 天竜小渋水系県立自然公園, Minami Alps National Park, 長野市城山動物園4 · from 68 km
One day from Shiojiri
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:35 pm
53 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Shiojiri
- 郷福寺Buddhist site · 1 hrs
- 牛伏寺Buddhist site · 1 hrs
- Nashikubo Siteheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Suwa Taishatemple · 45 min
- 小坂観音院Buddhist site · 1 hrs
- Back in Shiojiri
Today’s loopShiojiriStopStraight lines between stops — distances are road estimates
Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · © OpenStreetMap contributorsQuestions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Shiojiri?
阿礼神社 (temple, about 1 km), Jokoji (Buddhist site, about 2 km), Eifukuji (Buddhist site, about 2 km), Shorinji (Buddhist site, about 3 km), 郷福寺 (Buddhist site, about 6 km), Nashikubo Site (heritage site, about 11 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Shiojiri?
51 places on Spotwander: 16 buddhist sites, 11 temples, 12 hill stations & viewpoints, 5 museums, 3 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Shiojiri?
Jokoji, about 2 km by road; Eifukuji (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest temple to Shiojiri?
阿礼神社, about 1 km by road; Suwa Taisha (14 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Shiojiri?
Start in Shiojiri, visit 郷福寺, then 牛伏寺, then Nashikubo Site, then Suwa Taisha, then 小坂観音院, and drive back — about 53 km by road in all.