Why visit Shiraoka
Townapedia lists 37 museums and landmarks, 29 parks and trails, 40 places to eat and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Nippon Institute of Technology, University of Human Arts and Sciences, Kurohama Shell Mound and 庚申塔.
Weather in Shiraoka
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
Things to do6
Nippon Institute of Technology
School · 4.9 km
College in Saitama, Japan
University of Human Arts and Sciences
School · 5.3 km
Private university in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Museums and landmarks37
Kurohama Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 2.9 km
Japanese archaeological site
25 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds29
17 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes40
もちもちの木 (Motimotinoki)
Restaurant · Noodle · 0.7 km
西5丁目1-6
Mo-Su 11:00-01:00
28 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare18
Map of Shiraoka
168 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Yokota Air Base (OKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.
- Sugito 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Iwatsuki 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Shōbu 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Kasukabe 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Kazo 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Sakai 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Koshigaya 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Fujimino 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Kawagoe 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Koga 19 km north, about 19 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
Photo credits
- Shiraoka-hachimangu, 麒麟檸檬, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shiraoka Station West side 2, まも(Mamo), Public domain
- Shiraoka Bus stop West side, まも(Mamo), Public domain
- 日本工業大学正面ゲート, 韋駄天狗 at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ferris wheel in Tobu Zoo Park 001, Ocdp, CC0
- Saitama Prefectural,Shiraoka High School, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shiraoka city Minami Junior high school, Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shiraoka city Shinozu Junior high school, Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hisaizu Sha (Shiraoka), Abasaa, Public domain
- Juraku-in (Shiraoka), あばさー, Public domain
- Univ-of-Human-Arts-and-Sciences-2012051901 01, Hasec, CC0
- Kurohama-kaiduka, Tako88 at Japanese Wikipedia, Public domain
- Shiraoka city Library 201810, Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Unaju, grilled eel on the rice, valium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hasuda Service Area, Tohoku Expressway, Saitama, Japan - panoramio, rambler.panoramio, CC BY-SA 3.0
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