Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Nara, Japan
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3.9 km
85 m
Explore Nara in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in NaraIndividual Sights in NaraSight 1: 常陸神社
Hitachi Shrine is a shrine located in Horen-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Worship as "Hitachi no Miya-sama of child-giving".
Sight 2: Kombuin
Kofukuin is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Horen-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Horen. The main Buddha is Amitabha. Kaiki is also called Wakiki Kiyomaro and Fujiwara Momokawa.
Sight 3: 光明山 賢故坊 浄福寺
Jofukuji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo sect located in Kozenin-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Kōmyōzan, the name of the temple is Kozen-in, and the name of the temple is Kenshobo.
Sight 4: 五劫院
Gokouin is a temple of Kegon sect in Kita -Gate -cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Todaiji Temple. The mountain name is Mt. Visit is reserved.
Sight 5: Tōdai-ji
Book Ticket*Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Tōdai-ji was not opened until the year 752 CE. The construcion of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. The temple has undergone several reconstructions since then, with the most significant reconstruction taking place in 1709. Its Great Buddha Hall houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara.
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