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Central & Eastern Nara

Asuka

Fields and ancient monuments reveal another side of Nara.

Travel regions are editorial groupings, not administrative boundaries.

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See & discover (38)

Ishibutai Kofun

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Okadera Temple (Ryugaiji)

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Asuka Niimasu Shrine

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Asuka Historical Museum

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Kitora Tumulus Shijin-no-Yakata

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Takamatsuzuka Mural Museum

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Sakafuneishi Archaeological Site

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Saruishi: Four Human-Faced Stones at Kibi-hime's Tomb

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Kameishi: Asuka's Tortoise Stone

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Oni-no-Manaita and Oni-no-Setchin: Stone Remains and Ogre Folklore

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Inabuchi Terraced Rice Fields: A Working Landscape

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Tenmu and Jitō Imperial Tomb: Visit the Worship Area

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Tachibanadera Temple: Shōtoku Tradition and the Two-Faced Stone

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Shimo-Hirata Manyōshū Stele: A Song of a Swift River

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Tamamo Bridge and the Asuka River Manyō Marker

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Ikazuchi Hill (Raikyū): A Hill in the Asuka Landscape

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Asuka Rental Cycle — Asuka Station

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Asukabito no Yakata Visitor Centre

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Asuka Rental Cycle — Kashiharajingū-mae

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Dounomae Rent-A-Cycle

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Hashimoto Cycle Center

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Koshitsukagomon Kofun

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Iwayayama Kofun

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Kengoshizuka Kofun

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Kitora Kofun: A Painted Tomb Beneath Asuka's Hills

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Takamatsuzuka Kofun: The Painted Tomb of Asuka

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Nakaoyama Kofun

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Kawaradera Temple Ruins & Gufukuji

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Manyoshu Poem Stele at Kawaradera

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Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture

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Asuka-dera Temple

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Amakashi Hill

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Asuka Strawberry Picking: A Reservation-Based Village Farm Experience

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Asuka no Yu: A Late Bath Stop in Kashihara

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Asukanosato Manyoubito: Local Ancient Rice and Asuka Gifts

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Tsubosaka-dera: The Kannon Temple above Takatori

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Marukoyama Kofun: Asuka's Unusual Six-Sided Tomb

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Asuka Grape Farm: Pick Fruit in the Ancient Capital Countryside

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Food & drink (7)

Café Kotodama

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Yumeichi Chaya

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Tengyokudō Terrace: Taste Yoshino Kudzu in Asuka

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Kokoro Gohan

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Coffee Sanpo

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Asuka Yume Hanbaijo Farmers' Market

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Noco Noco: A Rice Granary Café on Tosa Road

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Stay nearby (2)

Asuka Guest House: A Shared Base Near Asuka-dera

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Kotorian: A Restored Country House and Garden in Asuka

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Source checked: 2026-10-18

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