Ashikaga Gakkō

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.

Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: historical academic institution located in Ashikaga city, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Ashikaga gakko”, “Ashikaga Gakko”, “Ashikaga School”, “Ašikaga gakkó”, “坂東の大学”, “足利大學”, and “足利学校跡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Banna Temple and Ashikaga Station.

Banna Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: taketarou, CC BY 2.5.

Banna-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon tradition… Banna Temple is situated 230 metres northwest of Ashikaga Gakkō.

Ashikaga Station

Railway station

Ashikaga Station

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ashikaga Station is a railway station in the city… Ashikaga Station is situated 500 metres southeast of Ashikaga Gakkō.

Main Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: taketarou, CC BY 2.5.

Main Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Ashikaga Gakkō.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ota and Ora.

Ota

Photo: Photoshop Photomerge, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ōta is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

Ora

Town

Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ōra is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Ora is situated 9 km south of Ashikaga Gakkō.

Ashikaga Gakkō

Categories: academic institution, Provincial school (Japan), former school building, school, tourism, and historic site
Location: Ashikaga, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.33576° or 36° 20′ 9″ north

Longitude

139.45334° or 139° 27′ 12″ east

Operator

National Historic Site of Japan

Open location code

8Q8X8FP3+88

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=school

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Ashikaga Gakkō” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مدرسة أشيكاغا”
Chinese: “足利学校”
Chinese: “足利學校”
Czech: “Ašikagská škola”
French: “Ashikaga gakkō”
German: “Ashikaga-Schule”
Greek: “Ασικάγκα Γκακκό”
Japanese: “足利学校”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 東光山　善徳寺 and 平和公園.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 史跡足利学校 and 足利学校東入口ご案内.

Tochigi: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Utsunomiya and Nikko.

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