Local favourite Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture
薬師寺
薬師寺 is a Buddhist site in Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture.
薬師寺: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 薬師寺
Season: October to March.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
Visiting 薬師寺: tips
- Walk clockwise around stupas and take off your shoes in prayer halls.
- Do not point your feet at images of the Buddha.
How to reach 薬師寺 — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.27876, 135.27724. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near 薬師寺
- Hinokuma Jingū · temple · Sennan · ~11 km · Must-see
- Itakiso Shrine · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~11 km · Must-see
- 長慶寺 · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
- 本願寺 尾崎別院 · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
- 一岡神社 · temple · Osaka Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
- Kamayama Shrine · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
- Wakayama Castle Park Zoo · attraction · Sennan · ~14 km · Must-see
- 岬町立みさき公園 · park · Sennan · ~15 km · Must-see
- 春日神社 · temple · Sennan · ~16 km · Must-see
- 西國霊場第二番札所 紀三井寺 · fort · Wakayama Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
- 嘉祥神社 · temple · Sennan · ~17 km · Must-see
- 矢宮神社 · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
- 海禅院 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
- 玉津島神社 · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
- 塩竃神社 · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
- 不老橋 · attraction · Wakayama Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
- 紀州東照宮 · attraction · Wakayama Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
- 春日神社 · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
Other buddhist sites near 薬師寺
- 長慶寺 · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
- 本願寺 尾崎別院 · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
- 海禅院 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
- 水間観音 · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
- 孝恩寺 · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
- 報恩講寺 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~22 km · Must-see
- 阿弥陀寺 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
- 福勝寺 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
- 大威徳寺 · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
- 善福院 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit 薬師寺?
October to March. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near 薬師寺?
Nearby: Hinokuma Jingū (temple, 11 km), Itakiso Shrine (temple, 11 km), 長慶寺 (Buddhist site, 12 km), 本願寺 尾崎別院 (Buddhist site, 12 km), 一岡神社 (temple, 14 km), Kamayama Shrine (temple, 14 km).