Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Nara, Japan

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 134 m
Descend 27 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: Daianji

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Daianji Tawashi2006 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Daian-ji (大安寺) was founded during the Asuka period and is one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan.

Wikipedia: Daian-ji (EN)

720 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: 野神古墳

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野神古墳

Nogami Kofun is an ancient burial mound located in Nanjing-shu-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shape is presumed to be an anterior-posterior mound. One of the burial mounds that make up the Daianji burial mound group. It is designated as a Nara City Designated Historic Site.

Wikipedia: 野神古墳 (JA)

935 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: 福寺の跡

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Fukudera was a temple located in Nanjing-shu-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Fukudera Pond existed on the site until it was reclaimed in 1970 (Showa 45). The first appearance in literature is after the Muromachi period, but in the Edo period, it is identified with Fukudera (Hatoridera), a phantom temple whose whereabouts are unknown, which is said to have been founded in the Nara period, and in recent years, tiles that can be traced back to the Nara period have been found in the ruins of Fukuji Pond. In this section, we will also describe the "Clothing Temple" that is identified with it.

Wikipedia: 福寺 (JA)

948 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: 梅香山 寳珠寺

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Hojuji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect in Nara City. Currently, Nembutsu lectures and Buddhist women's associations are organized by Dan laity.

Wikipedia: 宝珠寺 (奈良市) (JA)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: 璉珹寺

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Renjoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu sect located in Saikiji-cho, Nara City.

Wikipedia: 璉珹寺 (JA)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 崇道天皇社

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Sudō Ten no Usha is a shrine located in Saikiji-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The former company status is a village shrine and a shrine that provides money to the gods.

Wikipedia: 崇道天皇社 (JA)

1742 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 7: 宅春日神社

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Kasuga Shrine is a shrine located in Shirakuji-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It sits at the northwestern foot of Mt. Takamado and south of the Noto River.

Wikipedia: 宅春日神社 (JA)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Mt. Hakuto Saijoji Temple

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Saishoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect in Nara City.

Wikipedia: 西勝寺 (奈良市) (JA)

498 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: 白毫寺 (Byakugō-ji)

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Byakugō-ji (白毫寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. A number of wooden statues of the Heian and Kamakura periods have been designated Important Cultural Properties and the temple's five-coloured camellias are a Prefectural Natural Monument.

Wikipedia: Byakugō-ji (EN)

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