Hoshoji

Hoshoji: 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 Hoshoji

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 Hoshoji: 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 Hoshoji — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.10023, 140.46355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hoshoji

• 岩内神社 · temple · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mt. Raiden · viewpoint · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mt. Mekunnai · viewpoint · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 金吾龍神社 · temple · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~41 km · Must-see
• 弁慶岬灯台 · beach · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Yotei · viewpoint · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~52 km · Must-see
• ふきだし公園 · park · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~53 km · Must-see
• 住吉神社 · temple · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~56 km · Must-see
• 本願寺　小樽別院 · Buddhist site · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~56 km · Must-see
• 水天宮 · temple · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~56 km · Must-see
• 龍徳寺 · temple · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~56 km · Must-see
• Otaru City General Museum · museum · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~57 km · Must-see
• Shiribetsu Dake · viewpoint · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~64 km · Must-see
• 豊足神社 · temple · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~71 km · Must-see
• 静狩稲荷神社 · temple · Oshima Subprefecture · ~71 km · Must-see
• 前浜海水浴場 · beach · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~7 km
• Mt. Takinosawa · waterfall · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~8 km
• 原子力PRセンターとまりん館 · museum · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hoshoji

Other buddhist sites near Hoshoji

• 本願寺　小樽別院 · Buddhist site · Shiribeshi Subprefecture · ~56 km · Must-see
• 妙覚寺 · Buddhist site · Ishikari Subprefecture · ~86 km · Must-see
• 善光寺 · Buddhist site · Iburi Subprefecture · ~87 km · Must-see
• 中央寺 · Buddhist site · Ishikari Subprefecture · ~91 km · Must-see
• Butsuganji · Buddhist site · Ishikari Subprefecture · ~92 km · Must-see
• 龍雲寺 · Buddhist site · Ishikari Subprefecture · ~92 km · Must-see
• 本龍寺 · Buddhist site · Ishikari Subprefecture · ~93 km · Must-see
• 教願寺 · Buddhist site · Ishikari Subprefecture · ~94 km · Must-see
• 大雄寺 · Buddhist site · Iburi Subprefecture · ~97 km · Must-see
• 龍澤寺 · Buddhist site · Ishikari Subprefecture · ~104 km · Must-see

All buddhist sites in Hokkaido Prefecture

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