Itokuji

Itokuji: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Itokuji

Season: October to March.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Itokuji — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.84998, 138.97992. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Itokuji

• Kingyoku Jinja Shrine · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kingyokuinari Jinja Shrine · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~5 km · Must-see
• 新潟県スポーツ公園 · park · Niigata Prefecture · ~10 km · Must-see
• 新潟総鎮守 白山神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~11 km · Must-see
• 愛宕神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~11 km · Must-see
• 新津記念館 · fort · Niigata Prefecture · ~11 km · Must-see
• 西永寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bandai Bridge · attraction · Niigata Prefecture · ~13 km · Must-see
• 蒲原神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~13 km · Must-see
• 白山神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
• 旧新潟税関庁舎 · fort · Niigata Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
• 大形神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
• 古津八幡山遺跡 · fort · Niigata Prefecture · ~19 km · Must-see
• Niigata Prefectural Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Niigata Prefecture · ~19 km · Must-see
• 中野邸美術館 · museum · Niigata Prefecture · ~20 km · Must-see
• Yahiko Shrine · temple · Nishikambara · ~26 km · Must-see
• Boh Jinja Shrine (Unknown named Shrine) · temple · Nishikambara · ~26 km · Must-see
• 青海神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Itokuji

Other buddhist sites near Itokuji

• 西永寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• Honjoji · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~32 km · Must-see
• 法福寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• 本願寺新潟別院 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~47 km · Must-see
• 徳昌寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~47 km · Must-see
• 願敬寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~51 km · Must-see
• 本行寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~54 km · Must-see
• 長安寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~62 km · Must-see
• 清水寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chōkoku-ji · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~64 km · Must-see

All buddhist sites in Niigata Prefecture

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