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Western Nara

Katsuragi & Gose

Taima's temple town, hands-on culture and Gose's foothill shrines.

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Taima

Walk from the station through the old approach to Taimadera and the sumo museum.

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Gose Town

Walk the old merchant streets, with a revived public bath and independently located places to eat and stay.

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Gose Foothills

Shrines and village roads below the Katsuragi mountains need deliberate bus planning.

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See & discover (21)

Muro Miyayama Kofun

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Muro Hachiman Shrine

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Gose City Cultural Property Exhibition Room

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Midoro South Kofun

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Midoro North Kofun

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Wakigami Kansuzuka Kofun

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HANARART 2026: Contemporary Art in Nara's Machiya Towns

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Taimadera Temple

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Kehayaza Sumo Museum

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Umenoyado Brewery & Direct Shop

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Takagamo Shrine

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Katsuragi Hitokotonushi Shrine

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Katsuragi Ropeway

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Mount Katsuragi Highland

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Gose Takarayu: A Revived Neighbourhood Bathhouse

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Katsuragi Kodo: Walking the Gose Foothills

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Katsuragi Kodo Heritage Centre: Read the Trail Before Walking

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Sankogan Medicine Museum: Nara's Traveling Pharmacy

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Akebono: Gose Sweets for the Journey

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Gose-no-Sato: A Local Food Stop at Gose-minami PA

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Gokurakuji Temple: A Mountain-Foot Temple on the Katsuragi Road

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Food & drink (4)

Michi-no-Eki Katsuragi Roadside Station

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Kamameshi Tamaya: Clay-Pot Rice by Taimadera

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Yoshokuya Kemuri: A Gose Town Course Meal

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Tegami Cafe: Lunch and Postal History in Nagara

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Stay nearby (4)

Katsuragi Kogen Lodge

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UHN Nara Fountain Pen House: Stay in a Former Workshop

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Yado Charinko: A Cyclist's Base in Gose Town

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Omoya Morimoto: Stay and Cook on the Kongō Foothills

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Events & changing information

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Source checked: 2026-10-19

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