Location List
4,685 potential locations in newly-arrived order.
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Nara HotelNara city, Nara prefecture
As you turn through the gates just off Nara Park, you see the classic Japanese landscape of Daijoin Garden on one side, then a series of magnificent wooden buildings with a grand entrance. Nara’s m...
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Kintetsu Ikoma Cable CarIkoma city, Nara prefecture
Convenient for ascending the steep mountain to Hozanji Temple and Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park, the line was built in 1928. The original cable cars were fairly standard, until they were replaced in 2...
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Imanishi ResidenceKashihara city, Nara prefecture
The Imanishi house was built around 1650 (the date was found carved into one of the roof timbers), and also served as the town court and administration centre, making it one of the grandest houses ...
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Katsuragi Kodo PathGose city, Nara prefecture
This ancient road which runs through Katsuragi, once the epicentre of politics and culture in its heyday, and along the base of Mt. Katsuragi and Mt Kongo, today offers hikers a gentle path to trav...
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Former site of Fujiwarakyo CapitalKashihara city, Nara prefecture
Although there is nothing left of Fujiwara Palace, red columns mark the original foundations, giving you an idea of the scale. The fields have become famous with photographers for their cosmos flow...
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Former Site of Heijokyu Imperial PalaceNara city, Nara prefecture
The Former Site of Heijokyu Imperial Palace is the site upon which Heijo Palace or Heijkyo once stood. The site now features reconstructions of the Imperial Audience Hall where the Emperor’s throne...
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Ishibutai TumulusAsuka, Takaichi, Nara prefecture
This impressive megalith is believed to be the tomb of Soga no Umako, a powerful figure who worked closely with Prince Shotoku in the Asuka period to promote Buddhism. At first, it was thought to b...
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Kasugataisha shrineNara city, Nara prefecture
The approach to Nara’s most famous and impressive Shinto shrine takes you along an atmospheric forest path, lined with hundreds of stone lanterns. Everywhere you will come across the sacred deer th...
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Murouji templeUda city, Nara prefecture
The entrance is easy to miss: a small, red arched bridge leads from the narrow shopping street to the temple complex. You follow a path along the river to the large Nio-Mon gate that marks the real...
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Takayama ChikurinenIkoma city, Nara prefecture
The Takayama area is famous for making tea whisks (chasen). Local families have been passing down the trade for 500 years. The whisks are made from bamboo which grows across the area. This traditio...
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Isuien GardenNara city, Nara prefecture
Easily the most beautiful garden in Nara, Isuien is easily accessed on foot from Todaiji Temple or the Nara Municiple Art Museum. The main entrance takes you past the Neiraku Museum, included in th...
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Nara parkNara city, Nara prefecture
Nara Park is what many think of as "Nara." Stretching over about eight square kilometres, it encompasses major sites like Todaiji Temple, Kofukuji Temple and Kasugataisha Shrine, along with museums...
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Sarusawa PondNara city, Nara prefecture
This small pond close to Nara Park is a pleasant place for strolling or taking a break. As you reach the top of the main shopping area along Sanjo Dori, you will see the pond, lined with willow tre...
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Mt. WakakusaNakara, Nara prefecture
With paths starting behind Todaiji Temple, Mt Wakakusa is easy to climb and rewards hikers with views as far as the Former Site of Heijokyo Imperial Palace. There is a small fee to enter one of the...
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mountains/mountain trails/cabinsOther
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odaigahara PlateauKamikitayama, Yoshino, Nara prefecture
This spectacular hiking course features a moss-draped forest, a beech forest, wild animals including deer and views as far as the sea. Some have compared the views to the scenery in the movie “Avat...
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Soni HighlandTaroji, Soni, Uda, Nara prefecture
This sweeping plateau, a beautifully vivid green in summer, is covered in pampas grass which turns a golden colour in autumn. Short hiking trails leading to the top of Mt Kuroso offer spectacular v...
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Kuehiki-jinja ShrineMiwa, Sakurai-city, Nara prefecture
If you don’t mind some steep stairs, this small shrine in a bamboo forest behind Ohmiwa Jinja Shrine has a lovely atmosphere. There is a small observatory in the shrine precincts with views over th...
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Saijinja shrineMiwa, Sakurai-city, Nara prefecture
Deep in a grove of cedar trees, this smaller shrine within Ohmiwa Jinja Shrine has a wonderfully mysterious atmosphere. Dedicated to medicine and healing, it houses a natural spring whose waters ar...
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Abe-Monjuin TempleAbe, Sakurai, Nara prefecture
Established in AD645, this is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples. It is famous with test takers who pray for good results. The temple houses a striking seven meter tall statue of Monju Bosatsu,...
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Kashihara Shrine Kumecho, Kashihara, Nara prefecture
The wide, lantern-lined avenue that leads to this Meiji era (1868- 1912) shrine gives you a hint of the grand scale to expect. Entering through the low-roofed gate into the vast gravel expanse, you...
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Ibukiyama DrivewayMaibara City, Shiga
A drive course located 2km from the Sekigahara IC on the Meishin Expressway, 17km in length and reaching all the way to Mr. Ibukiyama. You can see beautiful crimson leaves in the fall, and in parti...
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ShizugatakeKinomotocho-oto, Nagahama City, Shiga
Shizugatake has views over Okubiwako and Chikubushima to the north and south, Mt. Ibukiyama to the east and Lake Yoko to the north, and is known as one of the Eight Views of Lake Biwa. On the way u...
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Hieizan Sakamoto Cable RailwaySakamotohonmachi, Otsu City, Shiga
The longest cable car route in Japan at 2,025 m in total, opened in 1927. It connects the bottom of the mountain with Enryakuji Station in an 11 minute journey. Two cars leave every hour, on the ho...
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Hikone Castle MuseumKonki-cho, Hikone City
The State Chamber, used as both a government office of the domain of Hikone and as an official residence of the domain lord, was restored to form this museum. Many artistic crafts, ancient document...
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government & public facilitiesFavorites