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Central & Eastern Nara
Sakurai
Shrines, temples and ancient stories shape this part of the basin.
Travel regions are editorial groupings, not administrative boundaries.
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Ohmiwa Jinja Shrine
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Abe Monju-in West Kofun
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Abe Monju-in Temple
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Hasedera Temple
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Tanzan Shrine
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Shōrinji: The Eleven-Faced Kannon Beyond Miwa
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Mimuro at Shiratamaya Eiju: A Miwa Monaka and Tearoom
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Idera Pond: The Yamatotakeru Poem and a Valley of Views
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Nukata no Ōkimi’s Miwayama Poem Stele
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Autumn Kemari Festival at Tanzan Shrine
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Kemari Costume and Ball-Kicking Experience at Tanzan Shrine
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Dadaoshi: Hasedera's Demon-Dismissal Fire Rite
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Hōki-in: Tokudō's Small Temple on the Hase Approach
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Shirozakeya: Fresh Mugwort Mochi on Hasedera's Approach
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Yamada Sake Store: Nara Sake Along the Hasedera Pilgrimage Road
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Hatsuse Tourist Center: Maps, Local Information and Parking
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Fujimoto Rice Shop: Local Pantry Goods in Hase
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Nakayama Rice and Noodle Shop: Local Staples on the Hasedera Road
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Yoki Tenman Shrine: A Hillside Tenjin in Hase
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Hase Yamaguchi Shrine: A River-Crossing Village Shrine
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Hatsuse Tourist Centre: Maps, Local Advice and Public Parking
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Susanoo Shrine and Hase's Great Ginkgo
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Shirahige Shrine: A Village Shrine by Hōki-in
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Sai-jinja: The Sacred Spring and Miwa's Mountain Gate
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Kuehiko-jinja: Wisdom on the Hill above Miwa
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Mount Miwa: A Sacred Pilgrimage with Conditions
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Gassan Sword Workshop & Museum: The Ayasugi Blade Tradition
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Food & drink (16)
Cafe Rakia
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Miwa Sōmen Senjutei: Noodles Made Where They Belong
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Miwa Denshō Brewery: A New Window on Sacred Sake
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Hanamori: A Garden Lunch Along the Yamanobe Trail
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Sōmen Morishō: A Garden Lunch Beside Ōmiwa Shrine
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Nishiuchi Brewery: Sake and Older Timber Below Tanzan
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Torase Hasedera Approach Shop: Kakinoha-zushi from Oku-Yoshino
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Hasedera Café at Tsukinowa-in: Tea Porridge in the Temple Grounds
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Hasedera Kissako: Tea and a Valley View
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Yamatobito-no-Kokoro: Sweets and Local Craft on the Hasedera Approach
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Haseji: Garden Dining in a Registered Historic House
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Hatsuse Chojatei: Local Lunch and Town-Walk Maps
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Tanakaya: Sesame Tofu and a Temple-Town Ryokan
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Suyacho: Mugwort Udon and Miwa Noodles by Hasedera
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Fukujindo: Miwa Somen and Persimmon-Leaf Sushi by Omiwa Shrine
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Miwa Yamamoto: Eat Sōmen at the Maker's Restaurant
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Stay nearby (5)
Kanko Ryokan Yamatoya: An Overnight Stay by Hasedera
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Itaniya: A Hasedera Temple-Town Ryokan and Hot Spring
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Hotel Nara Sakurai no Sato: Food and Satoyama Base
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Auberge de Senvie: Nara Ingredients and a Rural Stay
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Hotel Route-Inn Sakurai Ekimae: A Station-Side Base for Central Nara
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Official area informationSource checked: 2026-10-18
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