Location List

I see the height of of the younger brother and plan が erection to pray for Yoshihiro Ouchi who lost the life in a revolt of the Oei era of (1399) in 1399, and this Five Storeyed Pagoda is said to ...

I form a basin-formed plateau among mountain ranges of the 500-600m grade. I consist of 180-420m above sea level of the plateau surface, mainly Paleozoic limestone, and the stalactite cave eroded ...

The old temple known as the elegant famous garden "garden of the tanka feast on the curve of a river bank" of 枯山遺水式. I am informed the style of this garden by a picture scroll in Nara, old da...

west end of main island of Japan.

Of the very beautiful scenery that opened out along the Misumi River who drifted right in front of Birthplace of Yasuo Kazuki wait; Misumi. I harmonize with a natural rich rural scenery wonderfully...

1596 architecture. Easy dance, Yumoto Nanjo dance dedication. Approximately 400 years ago, I have begun to dedicate the entertainments such as comfort dances to this local whole area now as after ...

子孫鷲頭弘忠 of the height of Ouchi 16s bunch performed a founding of the Taineiji Temple in an old historic temple in Fukawayumoto, Nagato-shi in 1410. It is the place of Yoshitaka Ouchi father a...

A memorial opens in the Kaneko sentence British temple ruins where みす ゞ spent the childhood period in April, 2003 equal to birth 100 years of nursery rhyme poet "Misuzu Kaneko". I comprise bodi...

In light of Tottori’s twice rescue of Korean sea vessels, this garden was constructed to celebrate the history of friendship between Korea and Tottori Prefecture with commemorative plaques, Korean ...

New soba offered from early November. Buckwheat kernels are carefully ground in a stone mortar and combined with the finest quality Japanese yam and local spring water. This shop also offers the ch...

Yumeminato Tower and Yumeminato Park are both on the south side of Sakaiminato’s Takenouchidanchi, where the San’in Yumeminato Fair was held. Yumeminato is well known as Sakaiminato City’s main par...

In September, the lush green, terraced rice fields of Inabuchi village in Asuka are enhanced by thousands of red amaryllis (also called red spider lilies), marking the transition to Autumn. The Ama...

On the approach to Kasugataisha Shrine, this walled garden features around 250 varieties of plants, described in Japan’s oldest collection of poetry, the Manyoshu. A pleasant strolling garden in al...

To help Nara’s deer population co-exist peacefully with each other and with humans, the antlers of the aggressive males have been ritually cut each autumn. Unchanged since the Edo period, this is a...

Every spring, people flock to see this magnificent weeping cherry blossom tree, believed to be around 300 years old. Its blossoms are pale pink, in contrast with a row of hot pink peach blossoms be...

Hydrangea flowers bloom just before the rainy season of mid-June, their watery blues and purples against deep green leaves, enhanced by the soft rain. There are over 1,000 hydrangea shrubs around Y...

In early spring, Tsukigase is one of the best places in Nara to view plum (“ume”) blossoms. The flower is often mentioned in Japanese haiku or renga; it is also said to offer protection against evi...

Cherry blossom season is the main event around Mt Yoshino, with around 30,000 trees of 200 varieties, that bloom all over the mountain from late March to mid-April. Extra buses take visitors up to ...

Renowned for night views over the Nara basin and the lights of Osaka, Mt Ikoma is accessible by cable car from Toriimae Station. In summer, it’s a good location to see the fireworks festivals acros...

From the top of Amakashi-no-Oka hill, you get a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. From early to mid-spring, plum and cherry blossoms are in bloom. The view is especially nice around sunset.

Daimonji Okuribi is a fire festival held on the evening of August 15 to honour the spirits of fallen soldiers and pray for peace. As a memorial service is conducted with a mixture of Buddhist and S...

A relatively recent event first held in 1999, this lantern festival takes place nightly from August 5 to 14 every year, turning World Heritage rich Nara Park into a sea of candlelight. All are enco...

The Wakamiya Onmatsuri takes place annually at Kasugataisha Shrine on December 17. It has been passed down for over 1200 years and the performances associated with it have been designated a Nationa...

Held in the morning at 10am, on various dates throughout December, a French horn player summons the local deer to be fed, with a performance of Beethoven's 6th Symphony Pastoral. The performance la...