Cowra, Agricultural center in Central West New South Wales, Australia
The town extends along the Lachlan River at 310 meters elevation, intersecting with the Mid-Western Highway and Olympic Highway, 310 kilometers west of Sydney.
During World War II, the town contained a prisoner of war camp where 378 Japanese inmates attempted a mass escape on August 5, 1944.
The Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre, created in 1978, incorporates traditional design elements and displays multiple plant species across five hectares of land.
The Cowra Visitor Information Centre provides guidance for travelers exploring the Japanese War Cemetery, gardens, and regional vineyards throughout the year.
This location maintains the sole Japanese war cemetery outside Japan, containing remains of military personnel who died on Australian territory.
Location: Cowra Shire
Location: New South Wales
Location: Glenlogan
Elevation above the sea: 302 m
Shares border with: Mount Collins, Koorawatha, Wattamondara, Woodstock, Canowindra, Bumbaldry, Darbys Falls, Billimari, Gooloogong
GPS coordinates: -33.81833,148.65778
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:10
Photo license: GFDL
Photo license: GFDL
Photo license: CC BY-SA 4.0
Iandra Castle
39.9 km
Lachlan Valley Railway
4.4 km
Abercrombie Caves
64.9 km
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
4.5 km
Escort Rock
51.6 km
Cliefden Caves
32.9 km
Weddin Mountains National Park
63.7 km
Nangar National Park
44.8 km
Carcoar Dam
53.2 km
Young railway station
64.3 km
Blackguard Gully
64.3 km
Lachlan River railway bridge, Cowra
4.3 km
Woodstock railway station, New South Wales
19.4 km
Grenfell railway station
47.2 km
Old Rectory, Carcoar
50.3 km
Carcoar School of Arts
50.3 km
Burrangong Creek
52 km
Blayney Uniting Church
64 km
The Saddlery
50.3 km
City Bank building
64.3 km
Uniting Church Cemetery Hobbys Yards
63.5 km
Grenfell Railway Station
47.2 km
Empire Hotel, Young
64.4 km
Japanese Garden
3.8 km
Young Library
64.2 km
Hoyts Strand Theatre
64.5 km
Cowra Library
3.9 km
Blayney Library
63.8 kmReviews
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