Ashikaga Shi
Ashikaga is a city in Tochigi prefecture, Japan, near the prefecture's border with Gunma. Ashikaga makes an ideal day trip from Tokyo. It's a small city with a lot of history packed into an attractive and easily walkable radius, from the mound tombs and…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banna Temple and Ashikaga Gakkō.
Banna Temple
Buddhist temple
Banna-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon tradition in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The honzon of the temple is a statue of Dainichi Nyōrai, leading to the temple's nickname of Dainichisama.
Ashikaga Gakkō
Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0.
Ashikaga Gakkō is Japan's oldest standing academic building. It is located in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, about 70 kilometres north of Tokyo. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1928.
Ashikaga Station
Railway station
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ashikaga Station is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. It is one of two main railway stations of Ashikaga; the other is Ashikagashi Station of the private railway operator Tobu.
Ashikaga Shi
Latitude
36.3593° or 36° 21′ 34″ northLongitude
139.453° or 139° 27′ 11″ eastPopulation
154,000Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
8Q8X9F53+P6GeoNames ID
1865004
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In Other Languages
“Ashikaga Shi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “あしかがし”
- Japanese: “アシカガシ”
- Japanese: “足利”
- Japanese: “足利市”
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