Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Nara, Japan

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 5.4 km
Ascend 139 m
Descend 99 m

Experience Nara in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in NaraIndividual Sights in Nara

Sight 1: 月日神社

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Tsukihijinja is a shrine located in Shimosanjo Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 月日神社 (JA)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: 住吉神社

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Sumiyoshi Shrine is a shrine located in Imazushicho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 住吉神社 (奈良市今辻子町) (JA)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: 西照寺

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Saishoji Temple is a single temple located in Imatsujiko-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was originally a temple of the Pure Land sect. The name of the mountain is Mt. Shiun, and the name of the temple is Ieyasu-in. The honzon is the abdominal girdle Amitabha.

Wikipedia: 西照寺 (JA)

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: 淨教寺

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Jōkyōji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Kamisanjo Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kujo. The main statue is a standing statue of Amitabha.

Wikipedia: 淨教寺 (奈良市) (JA)

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: 伝香寺

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Denkoji Temple is a temple of the Ritsu sect located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. There is no mountain number. The main Buddha is Buddha. The "scattered camellia" in which the petals scatter one by one is counted as one of the "Nara Three Famous Camellias" along with the "Glue Spill" of Todaiji Kaizando and the "Five-colored Camellia" of Hakuki-ji Temple.

Wikipedia: 伝香寺 (JA)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 常徳寺

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Jotokuji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Kitamukai, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Hosei. The main hall was built in 1686 and is a designated cultural property of Nara Prefecture. It enshrines the Great Bodhisattva of Asahi Myomi, which was dedicated by the Yagyu clan chief Suzu Oyamada during the Kyoho year (1716-1737). The former main temple is Kyoto Chomyoji Temple, and the main temple is the temple of the master of the temple.

Wikipedia: 常徳寺 (奈良市) (JA)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Isagawa Shrine

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Isagawa Shrine

Isagawa Shrine is a shrine located in Honkomori-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is a shrine outside the precincts of the Ōkami Shrine, and its official name is Ōkami Miko Shrine, and it is also called Ōkami Myojin. A small shrine in Shikiuchi that is described in the "Enki Shikijin Name Book" as "Ōkami Miko Shrine Sanza".

Wikipedia: 率川神社 (JA)

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Kango Shrine

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Kango Shrine

Kankoku Shrine is a shrine located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shikinai company (small, ronsha), and the former company status is a prefectural company.

Wikipedia: 漢國神社 (JA)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Emperor Kaika’s Kasuga-no-Izakawa-no-Sakanoe-no-Misasagi Tomb

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Emperor Kaika’s Kasuga-no-Izakawa-no-Sakanoe-no-Misasagi Tomb 国土地理院 / CC BY 4.0

Nenbutsuji Yamakofun is an ancient burial mound located in Yamanoji, Aburasaka Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shape is an anterior-posterior mound.

Wikipedia: 念仏寺山古墳 (JA)

30 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: 念仏寺

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念仏寺

Nenbutsuji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located at 7 Kankoku-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Fallen. The name of the temple is Zenko-in.

Wikipedia: 念仏寺 (奈良市) (JA)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: 勝手神社

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Watari Shrine is a shrine located in Aburasaka Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 勝手神社 (奈良市) (JA)

894 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 12: Nara Prefectural Museum of Art

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Nara Prefectural Museum of Art opened in Nara, Japan in 1973. The collection numbers some 4,100 items and special exhibitions are also held.

Wikipedia: Nara Prefectural Museum of Art (EN)

655 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Himuro Shrine

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Himuro Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 710. Kami enshrined here include Tsugenoinagi oyamanushi no mikoto, Emperor Nintoku and Nukata no Onakatsuhiko no Mikoto (額田大仲彦命). The shrine's main festival is held annually on October 1. Tsugenoinagi oyamanushi no mikoto was a folk figure said to have invited a way to preserve ice. Prince Nukata no Onakatsuiko no Miktot, a brother of Emperor Nitoku, met with Tsugenoinagi oyamanushi no mikoto and brought the method to preserve ice to the Emperor

Wikipedia: Himuro Shrine (EN)

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Yoshiki Garden

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Yoshiki-en (吉城園) is a Japanese garden in Nara, Japan, to the immediate southwest of Isui-en.

Wikipedia: Yoshiki-en (EN)

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Isuien Garden

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Isuien Garden Kimon Berlin (Gribeco) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Isui-en is a Japanese garden located in Nara, the old capital of Japan near Kyōto. It has been preserved since its creation in the Meiji era, and is the only walking garden in Nara. It is divided into two sections, which were originally two separate gardens, and each features a pagoda.

Wikipedia: Isui-en (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: 寧楽美術館

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Neiraku Museum is an art museum in the city of Nara, central Japan.

Wikipedia: Neiraku Museum (EN)

686 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: Tōdai-ji

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Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Tōdai-ji was not opened until the year 752 CE. The construction of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. The temple has undergone several reconstructions since then, with the most significant reconstruction taking place in 1709. Its Great Buddha Hall houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara.

Wikipedia: Tōdai-ji (EN), Website, Website

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