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Todai-ji Temple
Home to the world's largest bronze Buddha statue, housed within one of the largest wooden buildings ever constructed.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Sugai
Kyoto, Japan · Asia
About Sugai
Sugai works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kizugawa, 26km from Osaka Castle.
Sugai is in Kyoto, Japan, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kizugawa, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sugai?
Within an hour or so of Sugai: Todai-ji Temple (8 km), Nara Deer Park (9 km), Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari-taisha) (24 km), Osaka Castle (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Sugai?
The nearest famous roads are Philosopher's Path and Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail.
Where is Sugai?
Sugai is in Kyoto, Japan, about 4 km from Kizugawa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,198
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kyoto
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.7548, 135.7968
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Sugai
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Nara Deer Park
A vast public park home to over a thousand free-roaming sacred deer that bow for crackers from delighted visitors.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari-taisha)
An iconic Shinto shrine famous for its thousands of vermillion torii gates that wind through the forested slopes of Mount Inari.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Osaka Castle
A Japanese castle that played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century, set among sprawling urban parklands.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Honke Daiichi Asahi
A Kyoto ramen shop by the station serving soy-based pork-bone broth with stacked chashu and heaps of leek since 1947. Queues form outside from breakfast onwards, alongside its long-time rival next door.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Kiyomizu-dera
A historic Buddhist temple perched on a hillside with a massive wooden stage offering sweeping views over Kyoto.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Gion District
Kyoto's most famous geisha district with preserved wooden machiya townhouses, traditional teahouses, and cobblestone streets.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Inoda Coffee Honten
A Kyoto kissaten founded in 1940, serving its Arabian Pearl blend pre-mixed with sugar and milk by default. The wood-panelled original room off Sakaimachi street is a working institution, not a revival.
28 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Sugai
- 29 kmPhilosopher's PathA peaceful stone-paved canal path lined with hundreds of cherry trees, connecting major temples in Kyoto's eastern hills.
- 45 kmMount YoshinoJapan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
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