Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Nara, Japan

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6.4 km
Ascend 151 m
Descend 122 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: 一心山 称念寺

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Shonenji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect in Nara City.

Wikipedia: 称念寺 (奈良市) (JA)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: 徳融寺

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Tokuyuji Temple is a temple of the Harmony Nembutsu sect located at 25 Narukawa-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Toyosei.

Wikipedia: 徳融寺 (奈良市) (JA)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: 紫雲山 西光院

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Saikoin is a Buddhist temple of the Kagon sect located at 21 Takamimon-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Purple Cloud Mountain.

Wikipedia: 西光院 (奈良市) (JA)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Chintakureifu Shrine

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Chintakurei Fujijinja is a shrine located in Onyo-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 鎮宅霊符神社 (JA)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: 細川家住宅

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The Hosokawa Family Residence is a historical building located in Minamijoto-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Machiya. Nara Prefecture Designated Tangible Cultural Property.

Wikipedia: 細川家住宅 (奈良市) (JA)

8 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: 森家住宅

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Morike Residence is a historical building located in Minamijodo Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Machiya. Nara City Designated Cultural Property.

Wikipedia: 森家住宅 (JA)

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: 十念寺

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Junenji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Pure Land sect located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ninja, and the official name is Mt. Ninja Aizen-in Kinbira Junen-ji. Hanazono Emperor's Imperial Palace. The honzon is Amitabha.

Wikipedia: 十念寺 (奈良市) (JA)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: 暁光山 正覺寺

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Shogakuji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Minaminaka-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the pavilion is Xiaoguang Pavilion, and the name of the mountain is Xiaoguang Mountain.

Wikipedia: 正覚寺 (奈良市南中町) (JA)

466 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: 猿田彦神社 (道祖神)

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Sarutahiko Shrine is a shrine located in Imamikado-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is also called Dōso Shrine.

Wikipedia: 猿田彦神社 (奈良市) (JA)

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Uneme Shrine

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Uneme Jinja is a shrine located in Tarui-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Kasuga Taisha precincts. It is located on the northwest shore of Saruzawa Pond, but the shrine is facing west and facing the pond.

Wikipedia: 采女神社 (JA)

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Nara Episcopal Church

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Nara Christian Church is a church of the Anglican Church of Japan located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. In Showa 5, Western-style buildings that did not match the scenery of the Nara Park area were not recognized, so it was built as a pure Japanese-style church. It was designed and constructed by Kichitaro Oki, a member of the church and a palace carpenter. There is a transom inside the church.

Wikipedia: 奈良基督教会 (JA)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: 手力雄神社

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Terikio Shrine is a shrine located in Hashimoto-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Kasuga Taisha precincts. It is located on the east end of the north side of Sanjo-dori, and the rear is across the Tsukiji wall to become the Kofukuji Hall.

Wikipedia: 手力雄神社 (奈良市) (JA)

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Kōfuku-ji

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Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school.

Wikipedia: Kōfuku-ji (EN)

329 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: National Treasure Museum

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Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school.

Wikipedia: Kōfuku-ji (EN)

301 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: 菩提院大御堂(十三鐘)

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Bodaiin is a temple of the Hōsō sect located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The children's temple of Omotoyama Kofukuji. The honzon is Amitabha. It is commonly known as the Thirteen Bells, Mr./Ms.. It stands south of the five-storied pagoda as seen from Kofukuji Temple, across Sanjo Street.

Wikipedia: 菩提院大御堂 (JA)

672 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 16: Nara National Museum

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The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.

Wikipedia: Nara National Museum (EN)

395 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Buddhist Art Library

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Nara National Museum Buddhist Art Materials Research Center is a facility managed by the Nara National Museum established in 1980 (Showa 55) for the purpose of research, storage, and publication of Buddhist art materials and related materials.

Wikipedia: 奈良国立博物館仏教美術資料研究センター (JA)

637 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 18: Kasuga-taisha

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Kasuga-taisha (春日大社) is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the shrine of the Fujiwara family, established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up the shrine.

Wikipedia: Kasuga-taisha (EN), Website

446 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Manyo Botanical Garden

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Manyo Botanical Garden

The Manyo Botanical Garden , also known as the Kasuga Taisha Garden, is a botanical garden located next to the Kasuga Shrine at 160 Kasugano-cho, Nara, Nara, Japan.

Wikipedia: Manyo Botanical Garden, Nara (EN)

1202 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: 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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