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Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Todai-ji Temple

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Nigatsu-do Hall

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Kasuga Taisha

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Ishibutai Kofun

Yoshino · Nature

Mount Yoshino

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Kofuku-ji Temple

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Gango-ji Temple

Nara City · History & Culture

Nara National Museum

Nara City · Nature

Isuien Garden

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Yakushi-ji Temple

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Toshodai-ji Temple

Ikaruga · Temples & Shrines

Horyu-ji Temple

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Ohmiwa Jinja Shrine

Uda & Muro · Temples & Shrines

Murou-ji Temple

Nara City · Food & Drink

Harushika Sake Store

Nara City · Food & Drink

Awa Naramachi

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Kashihara City Museum of History

Nara City · Stay

Nara Hotel

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Himuro Shrine

Nara City · Nature

Nara Prefectural Office Rooftop: A 360-Degree City View

Asuka · Temples & Shrines

Okadera Temple (Ryugaiji)

Asuka · Food & Drink

Café Kotodama

Asuka · Food & Drink

Yumeichi Chaya

Asuka · Temples & Shrines

Asuka Niimasu Shrine

Asuka · History & Culture

Asuka Historical Museum

Asuka · History & Culture

Kitora Tumulus Shijin-no-Yakata

Asuka · History & Culture

Takamatsuzuka Mural Museum

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Sakafuneishi Archaeological Site

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

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

Asuka · History & Culture

Kameishi: Asuka's Tortoise Stone

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

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

Asuka · Nature

Inabuchi Terraced Rice Fields: A Working Landscape

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Tenmu and Jitō Imperial Tomb: Visit the Worship Area

Asuka · Temples & Shrines

Tachibanadera Temple: Shōtoku Tradition and the Two-Faced Stone

Asuka · History & Culture

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

Asuka · History & Culture

Tamamo Bridge and the Asuka River Manyō Marker

Asuka · History & Culture

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

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Fujiwara Palace Site: Read the First Planned Capital

Kashihara & Imaicho · Museums & Galleries

Fujiwara Palace Site Museum: See What the Fields Hide

Asuka · Food & Drink

Tengyokudō Terrace: Taste Yoshino Kudzu in Asuka

Kashihara & Imaicho · Museums & Galleries

Kashihara City Fujiwara-kyō Exhibition Room: See the Capital in Miniature

Kashihara & Imaicho · Temples & Shrines

Kashihara Jingū: A Meiji Shrine Beside Mount Unebi

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Imai Townscape Preservation Center: Step Inside a Restored House

Kashihara & Imaicho · Kofun & Archaeology

Emperor Jimmu's Mausoleum: Understand a Living Memorial

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Takagi Residence: An Upper-Storey Merchant House in Imaicho

Kashihara & Imaicho · Museums & Galleries

Kamihan Toyoda Memorial Museum: Read Imaicho Through a Merchant Collection

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Otomura Residence: A Merchant Kitchen Behind Imaicho's Façade

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Ueda Residence: An Imaicho Elder's Corner House

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Nakahashi Residence: A Rice Merchant's House by Shōnenji

Kashihara & Imaicho · Stay

Grand Mercure Nara Kashihara: A Rail-Side Base for Asuka

Kashihara & Imaicho · Stay

Kashihara Oak Hotel: A Small-Scale Rail Base

Kashihara & Imaicho · Food & Drink

Cafe Hackberry: A Meal Inside a Reworked Imaicho House

Kashihara & Imaicho · Experiences

Kita Sake Brewery: Book a Miyokiku Brewery Visit

Kashihara & Imaicho · Food & Drink

OTENKI Terrace

Kashihara & Imaicho · Food & Drink

Hana: Seasonal Vegetables and Fish near Yamatoyagi Station

Asuka · Food & Drink

Kokoro Gohan

Asuka · Food & Drink

Coffee Sanpo

Asuka · Experiences

Asuka Rental Cycle — Asuka Station

Asuka · Food & Drink

Asuka Yume Hanbaijo Farmers' Market

Asuka · Experiences

Asukabito no Yakata Visitor Centre

Kashihara & Imaicho · Experiences

Asuka Rental Cycle — Kashiharajingū-mae

Asuka · Stay

Asuka Guest House: A Shared Base Near Asuka-dera

Asuka · Visitor Services

Dounomae Rent-A-Cycle

Asuka · Visitor Services

Hashimoto Cycle Center

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Cafe Rakia

Nishinokyo · Food & Drink

Catfish Café

Kashihara & Imaicho · Visitor Services

Kashihara Navi Plaza: Plan a Southern Nara Day at Yamato-Yagi

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Koshitsukagomon Kofun

Nara City · Kofun & Archaeology

Mizuki Kofun

Kashihara & Imaicho · Kofun & Archaeology

Niizawa Senzuka Kofun Cluster

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Iwayayama Kofun

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Kengoshizuka Kofun

Sakurai · Kofun & Archaeology

Abe Monju-in West Kofun

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Kitora Kofun: A Painted Tomb Beneath Asuka's Hills

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Takamatsuzuka Kofun: The Painted Tomb of Asuka

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Nakaoyama Kofun

Oyodo · Kofun & Archaeology

Oiwa No. 3 Stone Coffin at Dainichidō

Oyodo · Temples & Shrines

Oiwa Dainichidō Hall and Dainichi Nyorai

Oyodo · Kofun & Archaeology

Ishigami Kofun

Oyodo · Kofun & Archaeology

Makigamine Kofun

Shimoichi · Kofun & Archaeology

Okamine Kofun

Katsuragi & Gose · Kofun & Archaeology

Muro Miyayama Kofun

Katsuragi & Gose · Temples & Shrines

Muro Hachiman Shrine

Katsuragi & Gose · Museums & Galleries

Gose City Cultural Property Exhibition Room

Katsuragi & Gose · Kofun & Archaeology

Midoro South Kofun

Katsuragi & Gose · Kofun & Archaeology

Midoro North Kofun

Asuka · Temples & Shrines

Kawaradera Temple Ruins & Gufukuji

Asuka · History & Culture

Manyoshu Poem Stele at Kawaradera

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Amanokaguyama Shrine & Jitō's Poem Stele

Katsuragi & Gose · Kofun & Archaeology

Wakigami Kansuzuka Kofun

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Yashibu Yamaguchi Shrine

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Amano-Ishitate Shrine & Ichitōseki

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Hōtokuji Temple and the Yagyu Family Cemetery

Nara City · History & Culture

Jūbei's Cedar

Nara City · History & Culture

Yagyu Shimozuka Kofun

Nara City · History & Culture

Ataya Stone Buddhas

Nara City · History & Culture

Hōsō Jizō and the Shōchō Tokusei Inscription

Nara City · History & Culture

Former Yagyu Domain Jinya Ruins

Nara City · History & Culture

Former Yagyu Domain Chief Retainer's Residence

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Yagyu Yasaka Shrine (Former Shinomiya Daimyojin)

Tenri · History & Culture

Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex

Tenri · Temples & Shrines

Isonokami Jingu Shrine

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Abe Monju-in Temple

Nara City · Nature

Kasuga Taisha Man'yo Botanical Garden

Asuka · History & Culture

Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture

Yamato Koriyama · History & Culture

Koriyama Castle Ruins

Nara City · History & Culture

Heijo Palace Site

Nara City · Nature

Yoshikien Garden

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Shin-Yakushi-ji Temple

Asuka · Temples & Shrines

Asuka-dera Temple

Asuka · Nature

Amakashi Hill

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Imaicho Historic Town

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Imai Machiya House

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Imanishi Family Residence

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Former Kometani Residence

Kashihara & Imaicho · Food & Drink

Kawai Sake Brewery

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Hasedera Temple

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Tanzan Shrine

Ikaruga · Temples & Shrines

Chugu-ji Temple

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Kinpusen-ji Temple

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Yoshimizu Shrine

Soni · Nature

Soni Highland

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Nature

Mitarai Valley

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Nature

Menfudo Limestone Cave

Totsukawa · Nature

Tanize Suspension Bridge

Yamato Koriyama · History & Culture

Heijo-kyo Rajomon Gate Site and Bridge Viewpoint

Soni · Food & Drink

Soni Kogen Farm Garden

Soni · Wellness & Baths

Okame-no-yu Hot Spring

Soni · Food & Drink

Soni Okome-no-yakata Rice-Bread Hall

Soni · Stay

Forest Auberge Hoshizaki Kirara

Soni · History & Culture

Kadofusa Jinja Shrine and Its Leaf-Bearing Ginkgo

Soni · History & Culture

Tateokayama Kofun Cluster: Three Small Tombs and a Local Legend

Soni · Nature

Byobuiwa Park and the Sheer Cliffs

Soni · Nature

Okukochi Valley: Soni's Volcanic Mountain Landscape

Soni · Stay

Sun Village Soni: Camp, Cottages and Mountain Air

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

HANARART 2026: Contemporary Art in Nara's Machiya Towns

Soni · Nature

Soni's Fujibakama Field: Watch the Chestnut Tiger's Migration

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Cafe Fluke: A Relaxed Meal Break in Higashimuki Arcade

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Cherry's Spoon: Coffee and Cake in a Former Kimono Shop

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Ayanas: Kimono Crafts, Everyday Accessories and Care

Gojo · History & Culture

Gojo Shinmachi Historic Street

Gojo · History & Culture

Gojo Shinmachi Machiya-kan

Gojo · History & Culture

Gojo City Museum of History and Culture: Gojo Baum

Gojo · History & Culture

Kaki Persimmon Museum: Inside Gojo's Giant Fruit

Gojo · Temples & Shrines

Eisan-ji Temple

Gojo · Food & Drink

Kakinohazushi Yamato Gojo Main Store

Ikoma · Temples & Shrines

Hozan-ji Temple

Ikoma · Experiences

Ikoma Cable Car

Gojo · History & Culture

Goryō Shrine Main Shrine

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Naramachi Goryo Shrine: A Neighbourhood Guardian with a Festival Legacy

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Koshin-do: Naramachi’s Shrine to Shomen Kongō

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Tokuyuji Temple: Naramachi's Chujo-hime Memorial Grounds

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Kōrinji Temple: Fujiwara Toyonari and Naramachi Tea Culture

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Tanjoji Temple: A Well at the Heart of the Chujo-hime Tradition

Ikoma · Experiences

Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park

Ikoma · Temples & Shrines

Shigisan Chogosonshi-ji Temple

Ikoma · Stay

Shigisan Kanko Hotel

Yamato Koriyama · Experiences

Hakomotokan Konya Indigo Workshop

Yamato Koriyama · History & Culture

Koriyama Goldfish Museum

Yamato Koriyama · Food & Drink

Honkekikuya Main Shop

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Jikoin Temple

Kashihara & Imaicho · History & Culture

Kashihara City Museum of Insects

Yamato Koriyama · History & Culture

Machiya Monogatari-kan (Former Kawamoto House)

Yamato Koriyama · History & Culture

Yanagisawa Bunko History Library

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Yanagisawa Shrine

Katsuragi & Gose · Temples & Shrines

Taimadera Temple

Katsuragi & Gose · History & Culture

Kehayaza Sumo Museum

Katsuragi & Gose · Experiences

Umenoyado Brewery & Direct Shop

Katsuragi & Gose · Temples & Shrines

Takagamo Shrine

Katsuragi & Gose · Temples & Shrines

Katsuragi Hitokotonushi Shrine

Katsuragi & Gose · Experiences

Katsuragi Ropeway

Katsuragi & Gose · Nature

Mount Katsuragi Highland

Katsuragi & Gose · Stay

Katsuragi Kogen Lodge

Katsuragi & Gose · Food & Drink

Michi-no-Eki Katsuragi Roadside Station

Uda & Muro · Experiences

Jiyuda Terrace at Haibara Station

Uda & Muro · Food & Drink

Kubo Honke Hanare Brewery Café

Uda & Muro · History & Culture

Uda Matsuyama Historic Townscape

Uda & Muro · Food & Drink

Udaji Ouda Road Station

Uda & Muro · Food & Drink

Kubo Honke Brewery and Direct Shop

Uda & Muro · Nature

Matabe Sakura (Hongo's Waterfall Cherry)

Uda & Muro · History & Culture

Murou Art Forest

Uda & Muro · Temples & Shrines

Ohnoji Temple and the Miroku Cliff Carving

Uda & Muro · Stay

Hashimotoya Ryokan in Murou

Uda & Muro · Food & Drink

Hashimotoya Mountain-Vegetable Dining

Uda & Muro · Temples & Shrines

Murou Ryuketsu Shrine

Uda & Muro · Nature

Myokissho Ryuketsu Sacred Cave

Nara Park · Visitor Services

Nara Park Bus Terminal Rooftop Garden & Visitor Centre

Uda & Muro · Food & Drink

Udaji Murou Road Station

Uda & Muro · Experiences

Tebura BBQ Murou

Uda & Muro · Temples & Shrines

Anzanji Temple and the Koyasu Jizo

Uda & Muro · Nature

Murou Fukano Terraced Fields and Sasayuri Village

Uda & Muro · Nature

Mukobuchi Wild Lily-of-the-Valley Colony

Uda & Muro · Nature

Lake Murou and Haibara Fureai Square

Uda & Muro · Nature

Ryuchin Falls and Fukatani Gorge

Uda & Muro · Nature

Murou Fushigi Forest Park

Uda & Muro · Food & Drink

Ichinyoan Soba and Plant-Based Dining

Uda & Muro · Stay

B&B Nishimine Farm Stay

Uda & Muro · Stay

Sasayuri Ann Thatched-House Stay

Tenri · Temples & Shrines

Chogaku-ji Temple and the Yamanobe Road

Tenri · History & Culture

Tenri Trail Center at Yanagimoto

Tenri · Kofun & Archaeology

Kurotsuka Kofun and City Museum

Tenri · Experiences

Tenri Kanko Farm: Citrus and Countryside Activities

Tenri · Stay

Nara Plaza Hotel: Stay beside Nara Kenko Land

Tenri · Wellness & Baths

Nara Kenko Land: Baths, Saunas and Seasonal Pool

Tenri · Food & Drink

Le Reve: French Dining in a Tenri Farmhouse

Tenri · Temples & Shrines

Yatogi Jinja and Its Thatched Worship Hall

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Yoshida Kaya: Nara Mosquito-Net Cloth and a Historic Shop

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Kikuoka Kanpo: A Naramachi Pharmacy and Spice Workshop

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Ikeda Gankodo: Nara Fans Cut by Hand

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Nara Crafts Museum: A Guide to the City's Makers

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Nara Brush Tanaka: Meet the Maker, Finish a Brush

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Kobaien: Nara Ink and Hands-on Sumi Making

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Nawrap: Nara Mosquito-Net Cloth in Naramachi

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Morino Sample: Make a Tiny Piece of Japanese Food Art

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Mafu Okai: Weave Nara Sarashi Linen

Nara City · Food & Drink

Kiyosumi no Sato AWA: A Farm-to-Table Meal in the Hills

Nara City · Food & Drink

Kanakana

Nara City · Food & Drink

Mia's Bread: Sandwiches at the New Takabatake Shop

Nara City · Food & Drink

Gen: Hand-Ground Soba in a Naramachi House

Nara City · Food & Drink

Kakinohazushi Tanaka: Sushi and Tea by Kintetsu Nara

Nara City · Food & Drink

Ryozanpaku: Seasonal Kaiseki and Nara Sake

Nara City · Food & Drink

LAMP BAR: Story-led Cocktails in Central Nara

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Naranomi: Contemporary Everyday Craft in Naramachi

Nara City · Food & Drink

Nakanishi Yosaburo: Seasonal Wagashi in a Naramachi Machiya

Nara City · Food & Drink

Ichijo Shin-Omiya: Seafood and Japanese Izakaya Classics

Nara City · Stay

Kasuga Hotel: A Ryokan at Nara Park's Station Gate

Nara City · Stay

Nara Backpackers: A Shared Stay in a Historic Japanese House

Nara City · Stay

Hotel OBANA: A Naramachi Base with a Local Breakfast

Nara City · Stay

Hotel Nikko Nara: Stay Directly at JR Nara Station

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Hanaya Tokubei: Pilgrim-Town Ryokan in Dorogawa

Nara City · Stay

Asukaso: A Naramachi Ryokan beside Sarusawa Pond

Yoshino · Stay

Chikurin-in Gunpoen: Garden Lodging on Yoshino Mountain

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Stay

Hotel Suginoyu: Hot-Spring Stay by Otaki Lake

Nara City · Stay

Hotobil: A Small, Home-Style Stay by Kyobate

Nara City · Stay

Kotonoyado Musashino: A Ryokan within Nara Park

Nara City · Stay

Yuzan Guesthouse: A Century-Old House Near Nara's Two Stations

Nara City · Stay

Nara Washington Hotel Plaza: A Sanjo-dori Base Between the Stations and Park

Nara City · Stay

Nara Guesthouse 3F: A Group Stay Above the Shopping Streets

Nara City · Stay

Naramachi Guesthouse: A Whole Machiya with a Lantern Garden

Nara Park · Stay

FUFU Nara: Suite Stay, Natural Hot-Spring Baths and Tekisui Dining

Yoshino · Shopping & Crafts

Fujii Risaburo Yakubo: A Yoshino Shop for Daranisuke

Naramachi · Food & Drink

French Omo Ya Naramachi: Creative French Cooking in a Late-Edo House

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Jigenji Temple: Nara's Persimmon Tree and Prayer Tradition

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Com Ngon: Vietnamese Noodles and Home-Style Dishes in Higashimuki

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Experiences

Otaki Dam Disaster Learning Station: Reserve a Water-Safety Visit

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · History & Culture

Forest and Water Headwaters Museum: Read Kawakami's River Story

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Food & Drink

Suginoyu Kawakami Roadside Station: A Food Stop on Route 169

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Temples & Shrines

Niu Kawakami Upper Shrine: Rain Prayers Above Otaki Lake

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Experiences

Takumi no Mura: Make Pottery in Kawakami's Artist Village

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Nature

Seirei Falls: Dragonfly Legend and Three Waterfall Views

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · History & Culture

Kawakami G2 Center: Plan the Headwaters Before You Go

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Food & Drink

Otaki Chaya: Taste Kawakami's Salt-Cured Persimmon-Leaf Sushi

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Shopping & Crafts

Yoshino Sugi Kōbō: See the Timber Work Behind Kawakami Crafts

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Food & Drink

Kawakami Gateway: Bakery and Provisions Before the Valley Road

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Food & Drink

Tokuoka: Handmade Persimmon-Leaf Sushi and Yomogi Rice Cakes

Kawakami & Otaki Lake · Food & Drink

Matsuya: Weekend Persimmon-Leaf Sushi Wrapped in Homegrown Leaves

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Hyōtarō: Persimmon-Leaf Sushi Beside Yoshino's Copper Torii

Yoshino · Museums & Galleries

Yoshino History Museum: Read the Valley through Miyataki

Yoshino · History & Culture

Inuzuka Dog Mound, Kuzu

Yoshino · Stay

Kuzu no Mori Community Grounds and Campsite

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Sakuragi Shrine, Kisa Valley

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Kiyomihara Shrine: Kuzu Music above the Yoshino River

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Naramachi Koshi-no-Ie: Read the Plan of a Townhouse

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Naramachi Mechanical Toy Museum: Play First, Book Making Separately

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Naramachi Museum: Everyday Belief, Shop Signs and Local Objects

Nara City · History & Culture

Eya Bridge Remains: Traces of Nara's Hidden River

Nara City · History & Culture

Shimaka Bridge: An Edo-Period Stone Crossing in Naramachi

Nara City · History & Culture

Isagawa Jizo: Stone Buddhas beside Shimaka Bridge

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Uneme Shrine: A Small Lakeside Shrine with a Moonlit Festival

Nara City · Nature

Sarusawa Pond: A Historic View with a Tower Under Repair

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Shōrinji: The Eleven-Faced Kannon Beyond Miwa

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Miwa Sōmen Senjutei: Noodles Made Where They Belong

Sakurai · Shopping & Crafts

Mimuro at Shiratamaya Eiju: A Miwa Monaka and Tearoom

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Miwa Denshō Brewery: A New Window on Sacred Sake

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Hanamori: A Garden Lunch Along the Yamanobe Trail

Sakurai · Nature

Idera Pond: The Yamatotakeru Poem and a Valley of Views

Sakurai · History & Culture

Nukata no Ōkimi’s Miwayama Poem Stele

Sakurai · History & Culture

Autumn Kemari Festival at Tanzan Shrine

Sakurai · Experiences

Kemari Costume and Ball-Kicking Experience at Tanzan Shrine

Nara City · History & Culture

The Traditional Deer Antler-Cutting Event at Rokuen

Nara City · History & Culture

Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri: Four Days of Ritual and Performing Arts

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Meoto Daikokusha: A Paired-Deity Shrine in Kasuga's Southern Precinct

Nara City · Experiences

Rokuen Deer Learning Tour and Antler-Strap Workshop (Groups)

Nara City · History & Culture

Busshoe: Buddha's Birthday Flower Festival at Todaiji

Sakurai · History & Culture

Dadaoshi: Hasedera's Demon-Dismissal Fire Rite

Nara City · History & Culture

Chugen Mantoro: Kasuga Taisha's August Lantern Rite

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Fukuin Temple: A Rare Fukuukenjaku Kannon and a Refuge in Takabatake

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Fukuchiin Temple: A Giant Jizo in Naramachi

Asuka · Experiences

Asuka Strawberry Picking: A Reservation-Based Village Farm Experience

Ikoma · Temples & Shrines

Ikoma Taisha: A Mountain Shrine and Its Fire Festival

Soni · History & Culture

Soni Lion Dance at Kadofusa Shrine's Autumn Festival

Nara City · History & Culture

Jizoe Lantern Offering at Gangoji Temple

Nara City · Visitor Services

Kintetsu Nara Station Tourist Information Center

Nara Park · Nature

Nara Okuyama Driveway: Three Routes through Hills and Forest

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Shoryaku-ji: The Mountain Temple Known as the Brocade Village

Ikoma · Experiences

Shigisan Nodokamura: A Hands-on Farm above the Yamato Basin

Ikoma · Experiences

Takayama Chikurinen: The Bamboo Craft and Chasen Centre

Ikoma · Stay

Shigisan Gyokuzoin: Stay at a Temple on the Mountain of Bishamonten

Nara City · Food & Drink

Umasshu: Taste Sake from Nara's 29 Breweries

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Nara Izumi Yusai: A Paid Sake Tasting Room in Naramachi

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Yasokichi: Fresh Yoshino Kudzu Sweets in the Mountain Town

Ikoma · Stay

Shigisan Senjuin: Temple Lodging, Meditation and Waterfall Practice

Tenri · History & Culture

Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: A Guide to the Sanctuary and Worship

Yamazoe · Stay

ume, yamazoe: A Three-Room Mountain Retreat with a Wood-Fired Sauna

Shimoichi · Food & Drink

Tsurubesushi Yasuke: Yoshino Ayu Cuisine in an 800-Year Sushi House

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Hōki-in: Tokudō's Small Temple on the Hase Approach

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Sōmen Morishō: A Garden Lunch Beside Ōmiwa Shrine

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Nishiuchi Brewery: Sake and Older Timber Below Tanzan

Sakurai · Shopping & Crafts

Shirozakeya: Fresh Mugwort Mochi on Hasedera's Approach

Sakurai · Shopping & Crafts

Yamada Sake Store: Nara Sake Along the Hasedera Pilgrimage Road

Sakurai · Visitor Services

Hatsuse Tourist Center: Maps, Local Information and Parking

Sakurai · Shopping & Crafts

Fujimoto Rice Shop: Local Pantry Goods in Hase

Nara City · Kofun & Archaeology

Tomio-Maruyama Kofun: Japan's Largest Circular Burial Mound

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Torase Hasedera Approach Shop: Kakinoha-zushi from Oku-Yoshino

Sakurai · Shopping & Crafts

Nakayama Rice and Noodle Shop: Local Staples on the Hasedera Road

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Hasedera Café at Tsukinowa-in: Tea Porridge in the Temple Grounds

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Hasedera Kissako: Tea and a Valley View

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Temples & Shrines

Ōminesan-ji: A High Mountain Shugendō Sanctuary

Nara Park · Temples & Shrines

Jokyoji Temple: Fenollosa, a Historic Gate and a Giant Sago Palm

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Hana Bar: Whisky, Cocktails and a Quiet Counter in Naramachi

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Yamatobito-no-Kokoro: Sweets and Local Craft on the Hasedera Approach

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Haseji: Garden Dining in a Registered Historic House

Sakurai · Stay

Kanko Ryokan Yamatoya: An Overnight Stay by Hasedera

Sakurai · Stay

Itaniya: A Hasedera Temple-Town Ryokan and Hot Spring

Sakurai · Stay

Hotel Nara Sakurai no Sato: Food and Satoyama Base

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Yoki Tenman Shrine: A Hillside Tenjin in Hase

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Hase Yamaguchi Shrine: A River-Crossing Village Shrine

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Hatsuse Chojatei: Local Lunch and Town-Walk Maps

Sakurai · Stay

Auberge de Senvie: Nara Ingredients and a Rural Stay

Sakurai · Visitor Services

Hatsuse Tourist Centre: Maps, Local Advice and Public Parking

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Tanakaya: Sesame Tofu and a Temple-Town Ryokan

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Suyacho: Mugwort Udon and Miwa Noodles by Hasedera

Kashihara & Imaicho · Food & Drink

Machiya Chaya Furui: A Tea Stop in Imaicho's Merchant Quarter

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Susanoo Shrine and Hase's Great Ginkgo

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Shirahige Shrine: A Village Shrine by Hōki-in

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Kasugataisha Museum: The Shrine's Treasures in Context

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Nara Prefectural Museum of Art: Beyond Ancient Nara

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Kōfuku-ji National Treasure Hall: Meet Ashura in Context

Nara City · Food & Drink

Tokokuro Healthy Garden: Chinese Dining at Shin-Omiya

Nara City · Food & Drink

Kawanami: A Farm-Led Japanese Course near Shin-Omiya

Nara City · Food & Drink

Kuruminoki Ichijō: A Seasonal Lunch beyond the Park

Nara City · Food & Drink

Shizuka Omiya: Kamameshi with a Bookable Table

Nara City · Stay

Super Hotel Nara Shin-Omiya: One Stop from the Park

Nara City · Stay

Nara Royal Hotel: A Shin-Omiya Base with a Hot Spring

Nara City · Food & Drink

Wa Yamamura: A Seasonal Kaiseki Meal near Shin-Omiya

Nara City · Stay

Hotel Asyl Nara Annex: A Western Nara Base with a Guest Bath

Nara City · Experiences

Round1 Stadium Nara Mi-Nara: A Rainy-Day Play Plan

Ikaruga · Temples & Shrines

Hōki-ji: Ikaruga's Original Three-Storey Pagoda

Ikaruga · Temples & Shrines

Hōrin-ji: The Pagoda Ikaruga Rebuilt

Ikaruga · Visitor Services

Hōryūji i Center: Plan an Ikaruga Day on the Ground

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Matsuo-dera: A Mountain Temple for Yakuyoke

Ikaruga · Museums & Galleries

Ikaruga Cultural Heritage Center: Read the Fujinoki Finds

Ikaruga · Kofun & Archaeology

Fujinoki Kofun: A Sixth-Century Burial beside Hōryū-ji

Ikaruga · Temples & Shrines

Ikaruga Shrine: Tenjin Worship beyond Hōryū-ji

Ikaruga · Kofun & Archaeology

Butsuzuka Kofun: A Tomb Reused for Buddhist Worship

Ikaruga · Kofun & Archaeology

Komazuka Kofun: An Older Mound with a Later Horse Legend

Ikaruga · Kofun & Archaeology

Chōshimaru Kofun: A Horse-Keeper Legend in the Rice Fields

Ikaruga · History & Culture

Jōgū Archaeological Park: Reading a Palace Landscape

Ikaruga · History & Culture

Jōfuku-ji Ruins: A Palace Tradition Behind a Fence

Ikaruga · History & Culture

Mitsui Historic Well: A Protected Water Source near Hōrin-ji

Ikaruga · Kofun & Archaeology

Mitsui Tile Kiln: Where Ikaruga Made Temple Roofs

Ikaruga · History & Culture

Original Chūgū-ji Site: Temple Foundations and Three Pagodas

Ikaruga · Stay

Ikaruga Biyori: A Private House for a Longer Temple Stay

Ikaruga · Stay

WAQOO Horyuji: Stay, Learn and Walk with a Temple Guide

Yoshino · Stay

Yoshinoso Yukawaya: A Mountain Inn by Kinpusenji

Ikaruga · Food & Drink

Wa Café Fukokuen: Lunch in a Meiji-Era Gatehouse

Yoshino · Experiences

Fukunishi Washi Honpo: Make Yoshino Paper by Hand

Yoshino · Experiences

Yoshino Mountain Ropeway: Plan the Actual Operating Day

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Nakai Shunpudo: Fresh Kudzu Beside Zaō-dō

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Nyoirin-ji: A Temple of Yoshino's Southern Court

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Yoshino Mikumari Shrine: Water, Children and a Mountain Sanctuary

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Kimpu Shrine: The Sacred Threshold of Oku Senbon

Yoshino · Nature

Hanayagura Observatory: Read Yoshino from Above

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Yoshino Jingū: A Modern Shrine to Emperor Go-Daigo

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Iwakami Shrine: The Sacred Rock above the Yoshino River

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Kizō-in: A Shugendō Temple Above Yoshino's Main Street

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Sakuramotobō: Temple Treasures and Hands-on Practice

Yoshino · Nature

Takagi Mountain Observatory: A Quieter Oku Senbon View

Yoshino · Temples & Shrines

Tōnan-in: Small Pagoda and Pilgrim Lodging in Yoshino

Odaigahara Plateau · Nature

Odaigahara Plateau: Choose the Right Mountain Route

Odaigahara Plateau · Stay

Kokoro Tōjikan: An Overnight Base on Odaigahara

Oyodo · Temples & Shrines

Seson-ji: Read an Ancient Temple Through Its Surviving Stones

Oyodo · Visitor Services

Yoshinoji Oyodo i Center: Food and Route Information Before the Mountains

Ikaruga · Food & Drink

Genmaian: Brown-Rice Lunch Beyond Hōryū-ji

Ikaruga · Food & Drink

Café Comodo: Ikaruga Tatsuta-Age Beside Hōryū-ji

Ikaruga · Food & Drink

Chandeleur: A Station-Side Cafe Before Hōryū-ji

Ikaruga · Food & Drink

GREEN SUN FOOD: Seasonal Lunch Near Hōryū-ji

Ikaruga · Experiences

Taiseian: Tea in a Historic Hōryū-ji Room

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Kasuga Ninai Jaya: Seasonal Porridge on the Shrine Approach

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Shizuka Nara Park: Kamameshi Cooked to Order

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Sakura Burger: Smokehouse Bacon by Kintetsu Nara

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Kamaiki: Fresh-Cut Udon in Higashimuki Arcade

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Kikusuiro Ryōtei: Seasonal Kaiseki by Kasuga's First Gate

Nara Park · Stay

Edosan: A Detached-Room Ryokan in Nara Park

Uda & Muro · Food & Drink

Eikichi: Yomogi Griddle Cakes by Murō-ji

Mitsue · Wellness & Baths

Himeishi-no-Yu: Mitsue's Roadside Hot Spring

Mitsue · Experiences

Mitsue Youth Travel Village: Camp, River and Adventure Play

Mitsue · Nature

Mount Miune: Mitsue's Border-Ridge Walk

Mitsue · Nature

Okada Valley Hangeshō Colony

Mitsue · Visitor Services

Shinoda-tei: Mitsue's Ise Road Visitor Stop

Mitsue · Temples & Shrines

Mitsue Shrine: The Village's Staff Legend

Mitsue · Stay

Sankikan: Sleep and Make Things in a Former School

Mitsue · Temples & Shrines

Shisha Shrine: Four Deities on the Ise Road

Mitsue · Visitor Services

Mitsue Experience Exchange Center: A School for Village Projects

Mitsue · Nature

Maruyama Park: Wild Cherry Trees and Firefly-Side Evenings

Mitsue · Temples & Shrines

Himeishi Myōjin: A Rock and a Local Healing Tradition

Mitsue · Temples & Shrines

Annōji: The 1712 Bell Gate and Spring Cherry

Mitsue · Temples & Shrines

Tsuchiyahara Kasuga Shrine and the Trumpet Ginkgo

Mitsue · Temples & Shrines

Momonomata Kasuga Shrine and Its Lion-Dance Tradition

Mitsue · Stay

Yu-An: A Ceramic Gallery Guesthouse in Mitsue

Mitsue · Stay

The Log Mitsue: A Forest Cabin for Five

Mitsue · Stay

Ōbora Sansō: A Group Log Villa on Mount Ōbora

Mitsue · Experiences

Shikizu Seven Wonders: A Self-Guided Legend Walk

Mitsue · Experiences

Ise Honkaidō: The Historic Road across Mitsue

Kashihara & Imaicho · Wellness & Baths

Asuka no Yu: A Late Bath Stop in Kashihara

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Ashibi no Sato: Pickles, Lunch and a Garden in Naramachi

Nara City · Food & Drink

Amanojaku JR Nara: A Small Ramen Counter Near the Station

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Cafe Maru: Pancakes in a Naramachi Townhouse

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Bambuno: Nara-Inspired Italian in a Machiya

Naramachi · Shopping & Crafts

Kagura Naramachi: Deer-Leather Inden

Naramachi · Shopping & Crafts

Konjaku Kimono Akio: Antique Textiles in Mochiidono Arcade

Asuka · Shopping & Crafts

Asukanosato Manyoubito: Local Ancient Rice and Asuka Gifts

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Unakiku Nara: Eel Rice beside Kasuga's First Torii

Nara Park · Nature

Former Daijō-in Temple Garden: A Restored Monzeki Landscape

Nara Park · History & Culture

Shōsō-in Repository: See the Treasure House, Not Its Locked Treasures

Nara Park · Nature

Rokuen Deer Conservation Center: The Care behind Nara's Deer

Nara Park · Nature

Ukimidō and Sagiike Pond: Nara Park's Floating Pavilion

Nishinokyo · Temples & Shrines

Kairyuoji: A Small Temple with a Nara-Period Pagoda

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Ryūzōji Temple: Obitoke's Child-Safe Jizō and Dragon Legend

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Obitoke-dera: A Historic Temple for Safe-Childbirth Prayers

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Kikō-ji Temple: Gyōki’s Temple and the ‘Trial Great Buddha Hall’

Nishinokyo · Temples & Shrines

Saidaiji: The Western Great Temple and Its Tea Ceremony

Nishinokyo · Temples & Shrines

Hokkeji: Empress Komyo's Convent and Seasonal Kannon

Nishinokyo · Food & Drink

Gâteau des Bois À La Maison: Cakes and Tea by Saidaiji

Nara City · Food & Drink

Gâteau des Bois Laboratoire: A Café Stop near Heijō Palace

Nishinokyo · Stay

Nara Park Hotel and Hōrai Onsen: Stay or Bathe in Western Nara

Nishinokyo · Food & Drink

Cauda: A Roasted-Coffee Break beside Heijō Palace

Nishinokyo · Temples & Shrines

Daian-ji: Sculptures from Nara's Lost Great Temple

Nishinokyo · Visitor Services

Nishinokyō Bicycle Rental: A Seasonal Temple-Ride Start

Nishinokyo · Stay

JW Marriott Hotel Nara: A Convention-District Base

Nishinokyo · Wellness & Baths

Yurara no Yu Nara: A Bath Day with Clear Entry Rules

Nishinokyo · Food & Drink

Pizzeria ICARO: Wood-Fired Pizza near Heijō Palace

Nishinokyo · Food & Drink

Nishinokyō Coffee: A Pause at Yakushi-ji's North Gate

Nishinokyo · Shopping & Crafts

Nishinokyō Kitora: Souvenirs and a Temple-Side Rest Stop

Nishinokyo · Shopping & Crafts

Ganko Ittetsu Nagaya and Sumi Museum: Meet Nara's Makers

Nishinokyo · Shopping & Crafts

Akashiya Nara Brush Showroom: From Shop Visit to Brush Making

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Mori Naraduke: Sake-Lees Pickles by Tōdai-ji

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Yamazakiya: Narazuke Gifts in Higashimuki Arcade

Nara Park · Stay

ANDO HOTEL Nara Wakakusayama: A Hillside Stay Above the Temples

Naramachi · Shopping & Crafts

Akemitori: Nara-Patterned Tenugui in Mochiidono Arcade

Nishinokyo · Shopping & Crafts

Nara-no-Kura: Local Crafts and Food by Suzaku Gate

Yamato Koriyama · Shopping & Crafts

AEON MALL Yamato Koriyama: A Rainy-day Supply Stop

Gojo · Shopping & Crafts

Nakako Shoyu: Fermented Foods on the Way to Gojo Shinmachi

Gojo · Food & Drink

Gojo Genbei: Seasonal Vegetable Courses in a Shinmachi Merchant House

Gojo · Shopping & Crafts

Gojo Brewery: Meet the Goshin Sake Maker near Gojo Station

Gojo · Shopping & Crafts

Yamamoto Honke Gojo: Matsunotomo Sake and Persimmon Drinks

Gojo · Food & Drink

Gojo Girocco: A Sake-Brewery Dining Bar in Shinmachi

Nara City · Experiences

Cycling Tours Japan: Private and Custom Nara Rides

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Kaki no Senmon: Persimmon Specialties on Sanjo Street

Ikoma · Experiences

Make a Takayama Tea Whisk at Suikaen Tanimura Yasaburo

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Mizuyachaya: A Thatched-Roof Tea Stop by the Stream

Nara City · Food & Drink

Genkishin: Chicken-Broth Ramen and Nara's Daibutsu Bowl

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Shonzui: Naramachi Cafe by Day, Nara Sake Bar by Night

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Hatsune: Seasonal Yoshino Cooking beneath the Cherry Slopes

Nara Park · Stay

Kanko Hotel Tamaru: A Japanese-Style Base beside Nara Park

Nara City · Shopping & Crafts

Isshindo: Nara Brushes, Ink and Calligraphy Tools

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Bar Fiddich: Seasonal Fruit Cocktails in Naramachi

Gojo · Food & Drink

Cafe Komorebi: Wood-Fired Pizza at a Gojo Persimmon Farm

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Fukujindo: Miwa Somen and Persimmon-Leaf Sushi by Omiwa Shrine

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Yakko: Kakinoha-zushi and Seasonal Noodles beside Zaō-dō

Kashihara & Imaicho · Stay

Guesthouse HAJIMARI: A Base for Kashihara and Asuka

Nara City · Stay

GUEST HOUSE OKU: A Renovated Nara Townhouse

Nishinokyo · Experiences

Yakushi-ji Hana-eshiki: Seven Days of Spring Rituals

Nishinokyo · Experiences

Toshodaiji Uchiwa-maki: The Heart-Shaped Treasure Fan Rite

Gojo · Stay

KANAU Hotel at the Former Anou Imperial Residence

Gojo · Experiences

EverGreen Gojo: Yoshino River Rafting and Guided Outdoor Tours

Asuka · Temples & Shrines

Tsubosaka-dera: The Kannon Temple above Takatori

Nara Park · Nature

Mount Wakakusa: Three Slopes above Nara Park

Nara Park · Temples & Shrines

Tōdai-ji Hokke-dō: The Older Hall beyond the Great Buddha

Nara Park · Temples & Shrines

Tōdai-ji Kaidan-dō: Ordination and the Four Guardian Kings

Nara Park · Museums & Galleries

Tōdai-ji Museum: Treasures Preserved beyond the Great Buddha

Oji · Temples & Shrines

Daruma-ji: A Temple Built Over an Older Kofun

Oji · Nature

Mount Myōjin: Two Plains from One Low Summit

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Wellness & Baths

Dorogawa Onsen Visitor Center: A Public Bath and Village Starting Point

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Nature

Goyomatsu Limestone Cave: The Short Underground Expedition

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Nature

Goro-goro Water and Chaya: A Managed Spring Collection Stop

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Temples & Shrines

Ryūsen-ji: Water and Shugendō at Dorogawa's Mountain Gate

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Temples & Shrines

Tenkawa Daibenzaiten Shrine: Water, Noh and a Mountain Village Ritual

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Misenkan: A Riverside Family Inn in Tenkawa

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · History & Culture

Dorogawa Onsen Townscape: Walk the Pilgrims' Mountain Village

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Museums & Galleries

Tenkawa Village Museum: The Tools and Faith Behind Dorogawa

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Museums & Galleries

Dorogawa Eco Museum Center: Nature, Water and Shugendō

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Temples & Shrines

Raigō-in: The Temple and Protected Ginkgo beside Tenkawa Shrine

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Museums & Galleries

Sanjōgatake History Museum: Ōmine's Temple History in Dorogawa

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Temples & Shrines

Tochio Kannon-dō: Four Enkū Carvings in a Village Hall

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Kadojin Ryokan: A Dorogawa Pilgrimage-Street Stay

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Dorogawa Campsite: A Mountain Base Beyond the Inn Street

Totsukawa · Wellness & Baths

Iori-no-yu: A Public Bath at Totsukawa Onsen

Totsukawa · Food & Drink

Doro Hotel: A Riverside Café, Not an Overnight Hotel

Totsukawa · Temples & Shrines

Tamaki Shrine: Ancient Cedars on a Mountain Pilgrimage Route

Totsukawa · Nature

Doro Gorge: A River Landscape Across Three Prefectures

Totsukawa · Nature

Hatenashi Hamlet: A Living Settlement on the Kohechi Path

Totsukawa · Museums & Galleries

Totsukawa History and Folklore Museum: The Village Beyond the Landscape

Totsukawa · Nature

Totsukawa's 21st Century Forest and Kii Botanical Park

Totsukawa · Visitor Services

Michi-no-Eki Totsukawa-gō: A Useful Stop with Soba and a Free Footbath

Totsukawa · Nature

Sasa Falls: A Forest Walk after a Narrow Mountain Road

Totsukawa · Experiences

Yaen: Pull Yourself across a Gorge at Subaru-no-Sato

Totsukawa · Temples & Shrines

Kokuō Shrine: A Southern Court Legend near Tanize

Totsukawa · Stay

Shizukyo-no-Yado Sansui: A Hot-Spring Stay in Totsukawa Onsen

Totsukawa · Wellness & Baths

Hoshi-no-yu: A Day Bath at Subaru-no-Sato

Totsukawa · Stay

Hotel Subaru: Overnight at Totsukawa Onsen

Totsukawa · Stay

Ōmori no Sato: A Community-run Stay in Musashi

Totsukawa · Food & Drink

Soba Fūan: Noodles and Sweets south of Tanize Bridge

Totsukawa · Shopping & Crafts

KIRIDAS: Totsukawa Woodcraft, Gallery and Weekend Café

Totsukawa · Nature

Mount Tamaki: Summit and Forest Paths Above the Shrine

Totsukawa · Nature

Kumano Kodo Kohechi: Plan the Totsukawa Mountain Crossing

Totsukawa · Nature

Ōmine-Okugake Trail: A Shugendō Traverse from Yoshino toward Kumano

Yamato Takada · Nature

Onaka Park and the Takada River Cherry Walk

Tomio · Food & Drink

Miyake: Sweets in a Relocated Konoike House

Kashiba · Food & Drink

Magazzino: Wood-Fired Pizza in Kashiba

Yamato Takada · Experiences

Yamatozakura Oiran Costume Photo Studio

Yamato Takada · Food & Drink

Pomdoll: Cakes and Cafe in Yamato Takada

Taima · Food & Drink

Kamameshi Tamaya: Clay-Pot Rice by Taimadera

Gose Town · Wellness & Baths

Gose Takarayu: A Revived Neighbourhood Bathhouse

Gose Town · Food & Drink

Yoshokuya Kemuri: A Gose Town Course Meal

Gose Town · Stay

UHN Nara Fountain Pen House: Stay in a Former Workshop

Gose Town · Stay

Yado Charinko: A Cyclist's Base in Gose Town

Katsuragi & Gose · Nature

Katsuragi Kodo: Walking the Gose Foothills

Katsuragi & Gose · Museums & Galleries

Katsuragi Kodo Heritage Centre: Read the Trail Before Walking

Katsuragi & Gose · Food & Drink

Tegami Cafe: Lunch and Postal History in Nagara

Katsuragi & Gose · Museums & Galleries

Sankogan Medicine Museum: Nara's Traveling Pharmacy

Katsuragi & Gose · Shopping & Crafts

Akebono: Gose Sweets for the Journey

Katsuragi & Gose · Visitor Services

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

Katsuragi & Gose · Stay

Omoya Morimoto: Stay and Cook on the Kongō Foothills

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Yatadera: Jizō, Hydrangeas and the Hillside Hall

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Koriyama Hachiman: Castle Shrine and Baseball Gloves

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Yakuon Hachiman Shrine: The Medicinal Garden and Momoyama Sanctuary

Yamato Koriyama · Nature

Sotobori Ryokuchi: Walk Koriyama's Former Outer Moat

Yamato Koriyama · Experiences

Kochikuya: Try Goldfish Scooping in Koriyama

Yamato Koriyama · Shopping & Crafts

Kingyo Street and Yanagimachi Shopping Quarter

Yamato Koriyama · Experiences

Koriyama Goldfish Wholesale Center

Yamato Koriyama · Nature

Yamato Koriyama Goldfish Ponds

Yamato Koriyama · Food & Drink

K COFFEE: Roast and Pause on Yanagi Street

Yamato Koriyama · Food & Drink

Le BENKEI: Nara Ingredients at a French Table

Yamato Koriyama · Food & Drink

Aran Cafe & Bar: A Koriyama Station Pause

Yamato Koriyama · Stay

Super Hotel Nara Yamato Koriyama: Hot Spring Road Base

Yamato Koriyama · Food & Drink

Tenpyoan Yamato Koriyama: Wagashi and a Tea Break

Yamato Koriyama · Stay

Ryori Ryokan Ogawa: Garden Kaiseki and an Overnight Stay

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Koryokuen Nishisei: A Garden Ryokan in Dorogawa

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Kuboji Ryokan: Hot Springs and Mountain Food

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Visitor Services

Dorogawa Tourist Information Office: Ask Before You Go

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Shopping & Crafts

Nishiura Seiroku: Dorogawa's Pilgrimage Shop

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Food & Drink

Meisui Tofu Yamaguchiya: A Dorogawa Water-Town Snack

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Shopping & Crafts

Zenitani Shokakudo: Daranisuke and Pilgrim-Town Goods

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Saratoku Ryokan: Eight Rooms on the Dorogawa Pilgrimage Street

Tenkawa & Dorogawa · Stay

Kinokuniya Jinpachi: Long Bath Hours and Water-Led Meals

Nara Park · Nature

Nara Park: Beyond the Deer and the Great Buddha

Nara Park · Nature

Araike Garden: A Pondside Pause in Nara Park

Nara Park · Nature

Mitorii-ike Garden: Nara Park’s Quiet Historic Greenway

Nara Park · Nature

Kasugayama Primeval Forest: Walk the Sacred Edge

Nara Park · Nature

Wakakusa–Kasuga Nature Trail: From Open Hillside to Sacred Forest

Sakurai · Stay

Hotel Route-Inn Sakurai Ekimae: A Station-Side Base for Central Nara

Nara City · Visitor Services

Hari Terrace: A Roadside Stop on Nara's Highland Route

Nara City · Visitor Services

Nara City Tourist Information Center: Start at the Old Station

Asuka · Stay

Kotorian: A Restored Country House and Garden in Asuka

Nara City · Stay

Hotel Pagoda: A Nara Park Stay with Cyclist Facilities

Asuka · Kofun & Archaeology

Marukoyama Kofun: Asuka's Unusual Six-Sided Tomb

Nara Park · Stay

Guesthouse Nara Komachi: Private Rooms and Dorms by JR Nara Station

Nara Park · Stay

Tsukihitei: A Forest Ryokan in Kasugayama

Tenri · History & Culture

Nenbutsu-ji: A Small Temple on the Yamanobe Trail

Yoshino · Nature

Shimo-senbon: The First Hillside of Yoshino

Yoshino · Nature

Naka-senbon: Yoshino's Historic Middle Slopes

Yoshino · Nature

Kami-senbon: Yoshino's Upper Cherry Slopes

Nara City · Food & Drink

Shubo Aya: Seafood and Nara Sake near Kintetsu Nara

Uda & Muro · Temples & Shrines

Uda Mikumari-jinja: The Water Shrine of Utano

Uda & Muro · History & Culture

Utano Autumn Festival: A Procession Between Two Water Shrines

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Sai-jinja: The Sacred Spring and Miwa's Mountain Gate

Sakurai · Temples & Shrines

Kuehiko-jinja: Wisdom on the Hill above Miwa

Sakurai · Nature

Mount Miwa: A Sacred Pilgrimage with Conditions

Sakurai · Food & Drink

Miwa Yamamoto: Eat Sōmen at the Maker's Restaurant

Ikoma · Nature

Mount Ikoma: The Ridge between Nara and Osaka

Ando · Stay

Ubusuna no Sato TOMIMOTO: Stay and Make Ceramics at Tomimoto Kenkichi's Home

Nara Park · Stay

Sarusawa Pond Yoshidaya: A Riverside Ryokan beside Kofukuji

Nishinokyo · Experiences

Akahadayama Motogama: Make Akahada Ware at a Historic Kiln

Oyodo · Experiences

West Adventure: Canyoning and Mountain Guides in Southern Nara

Soni · Nature

Mount Sumizuka: A Steep Ascent above Byobuiwa's Rock Wall

Soni · Nature

Mount Kunimi: A 1,000 m Panorama on Soni's Ridge Walk

Soni · Nature

Mount Yoroi: Soni's Armor-Shaped Volcanic Cliff

Soni · Nature

Mount Kabuto: A Helmet-Shaped Peak above Soni

Soni · Nature

Mount Kogoyama: The Steep Ridge above Soni Highland

Soni · Experiences

Gallery Sorai: Make Pottery in the Soni Mountains

Soni · Nature

Kotaro Rock: A Cliff and Autumn Valley above the Soni River

Soni · Nature

Saijobo Falls: A Waterfall on Soni's Tokai Nature Trail

Soni · Experiences

Roman Kobo: Pick Seasonal Blueberries in Soni

Soni · History & Culture

Urushi Base Soni NENRIN: Discover Lacquer in Soni

Soni · Experiences

Soni Highland: Short Guided Walk and Village Lunch

Soni · Experiences

Soni Highland and Byobuiwa Park: Guided Landscape Tour with Lunch

Soni · Experiences

Soni Highland and Mount Kuroso: Guided Hike with a Hot-Spring Finish

Soni · Experiences

Soni Highland and Seasonal Plant-Dye Workshop at NENRIN

Soni · Experiences

Soni's Sacred Landscapes: Storyteller-Led Village Tour

Soni · Experiences

Soni's Twin Peaks: Guided Sumizuka and Kunimi Hike

Soni · Experiences

Soni Highland at Sunset: Guided Evening Walk

Soni · Experiences

BABA Garden: Harvest Vegetables and Make Pizza with a Soni Host

Soni · Nature

Hidarimakigaya Grove: Soni's Left-Twisting Torreya Trees

Soni · Nature

Hotaru Park: Fireflies beside the Soni River

Tawaramoto · Stay

Maruto Shoyu: Stay in a Historic Soy Sauce Brewery

Tawaramoto · Museums & Galleries

Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum: Life in a Yayoi Moat Village

Tawaramoto · History & Culture

Karako-Kagi Historic Site Park: Walk through a Yayoi Landscape

Nara City · Kofun & Archaeology

Sanryobo Kofun Historic Park: Three Tombs on the Yamato Plateau

Nara City · Kofun & Archaeology

Sugawara Haniwa Kiln Park: Where Tomb Figures Were Fired

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Umami Kofun Park: A Landscape of Tombs, Flowers and Walking Paths

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Nagareyama Kofun: Compare an Ancient Mound with Its Reconstructed Form

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Otomeyama Kofun: A Giant Shell-Shaped Tomb You View from the Park

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Ikegami Kofun: A Northern Tomb in the Umami Cluster

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Katabi Kofun Group: Four Burials Between Two Park Mounds

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Suyama Kofun: A Special Historic Site and Its Burial Boat

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Makino Kofun: A Chamber Opened by Appointment

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Koryo Town Cultural Property Preservation Center

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Besshoshita Kofun: An Early Tomb Hidden in the Park Woodland

Umami Hills · Kofun & Archaeology

Kurazuka Kofun: The 90-Metre Mound Reidentified as a 180-Metre Tomb

Katsuragi & Gose · Temples & Shrines

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

Naramachi · Visitor Services

Naramachi Information Center: Get Oriented in the Old Town

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Kashiya: Seasonal Wagashi in a Naramachi Townhouse

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Organic Cafe Hanasaka: A Vegan Stop on Yoshino Mountain

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Sakanakaya: Seasonal Yoshino Cooking in an Old House

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Tofu Chaya Hayashi: Fresh Tofu Meals in Yoshino's Middle Senbon

Yoshino · Shopping & Crafts

Hayashi Tofu Shop Kamimise: Yoshino Tofu Made by Hand

Kashihara & Imaicho · Visitor Services

Imaicho Visitor Information Desk at Imai Machizukuri Center

Yamato Koriyama · Food & Drink

Mushinan: A Reservation-Only Tea Visit near Yatadera

Asuka · Experiences

Asuka Grape Farm: Pick Fruit in the Ancient Capital Countryside

Tenri · Food & Drink

Inada Sake Brewery: Local Sake and Nara-zuke in Tenri

Naramachi · History & Culture

Yusai Gallery: Contemporary Art in a Naramachi Townhouse

Naramachi · Stay

Kazeno Naramachi: Stay in a Former Sake-Brewery Residence

Nara Park · Stay

MIROKU Nara: Local Design Beside Arajike Pond

Nara Park · Stay

Hotel New Wakasa: A Ryokan Base near Todai-ji

Nara City · Stay

Hotel Asyl Nara: A Traditional-Feeling Stay by the Stations

Nara City · Stay

Hotel Halftime: A Food-Focused Stay beside Shin-Omiya Station

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Yanagichaya: Nara Chameshi beside Sarusawa Pond

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Yatagarasu Nara: Yakitori and Yamato Chicken

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Shikanofune: A Naramachi Food and Culture House

Totsukawa · Stay

Kosenkaku Yoshinoya: Riverside Hot-Spring Inn in Totsukawa

Naramachi · Experiences

Shika Saru Kitsune Building: Nara Craft, Food and Hands-on Traditions

Naramachi · Experiences

Nuno-gura: Try Hand-spun, Hand-woven Hemp in Naramachi

Naramachi · Experiences

Shika Saru Kitsune Building Tour: A 20-minute Naramachi Story

Naramachi · Experiences

Salon Naramachi: Tea Ceremony in a Former Merchant Family Home

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Hiyori Main Store: Gold-beating Paper Craft in Central Nara

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Bolik Coffee: A Gallery-Café in Naramachi

Kashihara & Imaicho · Food & Drink

Gallery Café narairo: Art and a Restored House near Kashiharajingū-mae

Tenri · History & Culture

Tenri Hondori: Walk the Covered Arcade from Station to Sanctuary

Tenri · Food & Drink

Cafe WaWa: A Farm Café on the Yamanobe Trail

Nara City · Experiences

Kissakoan: Learn Tea in a Heijo-Era Neighbourhood

Yoshino · Food & Drink

Mizumoto Beikokuten: Rice, Mochi and Yoshino Mountain Snacks

Naramachi · Food & Drink

Yaoyorozu-no-Chaya: Tea, Nara Vegetables and a Quiet Room

Asuka · Food & Drink

Noco Noco: A Rice Granary Café on Tosa Road

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Nakatanido: Fresh Mugwort Mochi and Fast Pounding

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Mentoan: Open the Pouch for Nara's Kinchaku Udon

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Kakisuga: Persimmon and Yuzu Confection near Sarusawa Pond

Nara Park · Food & Drink

Shigenoi: Hand-Kneaded Kama-age Udon in Nara

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Isagawa Shrine: Nara's Shrine of Family and New Life

Nara City · Nature

Isagawa (Bodai River): Nara's Hidden Urban Watercourse

Sakurai · Museums & Galleries

Gassan Sword Workshop & Museum: The Ayasugi Blade Tradition

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Manmando Michinori: Nara Sweets with Shrine and Festival Roots

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Manshodo: A Long-Running Wagashi Shop on Higashimuki Arcade

Yoshino · History & Culture

Miyataki Archaeological Site: A Palace Landscape Still Under Study

Yoshino · Nature

Shibahashi Bridge: A View into Yoshino's River Gorge

Yoshino · Nature

Yume-no-Wada: The Manyoshu Pool at Miyataki

Higashiyoshino · Nature

Yumebuchi and Higashi Falls: Three Rivers Meet at a Sacred Pool

Nara Park · Shopping & Crafts

Higashimuki Shopping Arcade: Nara's Station-Side Street

Yamato Koriyama · History & Culture

Yamato Folk Park: Fifteen Historic Buildings from Nara

Kashihara & Imaicho · Museums & Galleries

Kashihara Archaeology Museum: Read Nara Through Excavated Finds

Tenri · Museums & Galleries

Tenri University Sankokan Museum: World Cultures and Archaeology

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Shohaku Museum of Art: The Uemura Painters

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

The Museum Yamato Bunkakan: East Asian Art and a Garden Walk

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Taishokkan Kamatari Shrine: A Koriyama Chapter in Fujiwara Kamatari's Story

Yamato Koriyama · Nature

Taishokkan Camphor Tree: A Roadside Landmark of Koriyama

Yamato Koriyama · History & Culture

Dainagonzuka: Toyotomi Hidenaga's Tomb

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Shungakuin Temple: Hidenaga's Memorials and Castle-town Records

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Genkurō Inari Shrine: The Fox of Yoshitsune Senbon-zakura

Yamato Koriyama · Temples & Shrines

Tōsenji Temple: Hidenaga-era Stories and a Stone Basin

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Nara City Museum of Art: A Changing Programme in Mi-Nara

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Nara University Museum: Exhibitions on the History of Nara

Nara City · Museums & Galleries

Nara Women's University Kinenkan: A Rarely Opened Meiji-Era Hall

Nara City · Nature

Saho River and the Kawaji Cherry Trees

Nara City · History & Culture

Daibutsu Railway Memorial Park

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Enjōji Temple

Nara City · Temples & Shrines

Ryōsenji Temple

Shimoichi · Temples & Shrines

Niu Kawakami Lower Shrine

Higashiyoshino · Temples & Shrines

Niu Kawakami Middle Shrine: Water Worship at the Three-River Meeting

Kamenose · History & Culture

Kamenose: Landslide History and the Tatsuta Ancient Road

Tenri · Kofun & Archaeology

Mount Ryuo Kofun Cluster

Tenri · Nature

Mount Ryuo Trail and Castle Ruins

Tenri · History & Culture

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Manyoshu Stele

Nara Park · History & Culture

Kubikiri Jizo on the Takisaka Road

Nara Park · Nature

Takisaka Road (Old Yagyu Kaido)

Nara City · History & Culture

Jigokudani Stone Buddhas: The Carved Saints' Cave

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Todai-ji Temple

Meet the Great Buddha, then follow the story through a wider temple precinct.