Iwase, Japan
岩瀬町
Iwase is a town of 39,122 people in Ibaraki, Japan, founded in January 1, 1925.
Why visit Iwase
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 9 parks and trails and 8 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Niihari Gunga ruins.
Weather in Iwase
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Iwase
Iwase (岩瀬町, Iwase-machi) was a town located in Nishiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Iwase, Ibaraki (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Niihari Gunga ruins
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Archaeological site in Japan
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes8
Churches and places of worship21
9 more on the map.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare2
Map of Iwase
46 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 34 km away.
- Makabe 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Chikusei 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Shimodate 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Tomobe 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Yūki 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Oyama 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Tsukuba 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Ishige 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
- Tsuchiura 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Tochigi 33 km west, about 33 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Iwase High School01, On-chan, Public domain
- Night Iwase station, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- In front of Iwase Sta, On-chan, Public domain
- JR Iwase station, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakuragawa city hall IWASE branch, On-chan, Public domain
- Niihari Gunga marker, MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMG 御嶽神社 岩瀬青柳, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMG 山王神社, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSC 山倉神社西山, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 桜川市木本付近の風景 - panoramio (1), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- Buck wheat (soba) flowers - panoramio, Toshihiro Matsui, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DSC 青木二宮尊徳顕彰碑, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Start of Tsukuba rin-rin road, On-chan, Public domain
- IMG 犬田猪ノ窪, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSC 犬田常盤町, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 岩瀬駅 - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- DSC 御嶽神社御嶽会館, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 桜川市木本付近の風景 - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- Ibaraki pref road 307, On-chan, Public domain
- 2019-05-03 Train interior of JR East E531, Cheng-en Cheng, CC BY-SA 2.0
- DSC カスミ岩瀬店リニューアル後, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakuragawa-Chikusei IC 170825, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruyama (Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture), 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mt. Tomiya in Sakuragawa, Ibaraki, Japan, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSC 桜川市納涼大会２, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSC 桜川市納涼大会１, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSC 桜川市納涼大会３, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSC さくらがわ地域医療センター, つくつくば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ibaraki prefectural route 152 (Amabikikannon line) in Motogi,Sakuragawa city, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 3.0
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