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Yamatokoriyama City General Park Multipurpose Gymnasium (Kingyo Square)
A gymnasium in Yamatokoriyama, where the national goldfish-scooping championship is held each August.
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Taimadera Temple Sainan-in
A sub-temple of Taimadera, built to guard the southwestern quarter.
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Soni Plateau
Uplands in Soni at the foot of Mount Kurosodake, covered with pampas grass in autumn.
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Ofusa Kannon
A temple in Kashihara, known by the name of a local woman of the Edo period, and for its roses and wind bells.
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Tachibanadera Temple
A temple said to be the birthplace of Prince Shotoku, first named in documents in 680.
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Takamatsuzuka Kofun
A two-tiered round tomb, about 23 metres across on the lower tier and 18 metres on the upper. In 1972 brightly coloured murals were found inside its chamber.
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Tsubosakadera Temple
A Shingon temple founded in 703, the sixth stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, known for prayers for the eyes.
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Asuka Historical National Government Park, Kitora Tumulus Area
A zone of the national Asuka historical park in Asuka village, taking in the Kitora tomb with its murals.
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Kengoshizuka Kofun and Koshitsukamikado Kofun
Tombs in Asuka village, held to be those of Empress Saimei, her daughter and her granddaughter.
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Fujiwara Palace Ruins
The centre of Fujiwara-kyo, to which the capital moved in 694 — the first true walled capital in Japan.
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Okadera Temple
A temple founded in 663 by Gien, the seventh stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, known for warding off misfortune.
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Shorenji Dainichido
A hall in Kashihara with a ridge tablet of 1478; the Dainichi hall is an important cultural property.
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Amakashi-no-oka Hill
A 148-metre hill in Asuka village, with the village and the three mountains of Yamato seen from the top.
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Chogakuji Temple
A temple said to have been founded by Kukai in 824, known for its rabbitear irises and autumn colour.
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Asuka Palace Ruins
A palace site in Asuka village, the mid-7th-century palace of Empress Kogyoku and the scene of the Isshi incident.
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Tamaki Shrine
An old shrine near the summit of 1,076-metre Mount Tamaki, held in the Edo period to be the inner sanctuary of the Kumano shrines.
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Odaigahara
A plateau on the Nara-Mie border. Mount Hinode is its highest point, and it is known for its rainfall.
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Kinpusenji Temple
A temple on the ridge of Mount Yoshino, said to have been founded by En no Gyoja. Its Zao hall is a national treasure.
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Mitarai Gorge
A gorge in Tenkawa, with clear blue pools and waterfalls, and a path laid out along it.
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Tanize Suspension Bridge
A 297-metre suspension bridge in Totsukawa, built by the villagers' own effort in 1954.
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Fudokutsu Limestone Cave
A limestone cave in Kawakami, said to have been found by En no Gyoja 1,300 years ago.