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Niu Kawakami Shrine Shimosha
A shrine in Shimoichi honouring what is held to be Japan's oldest water deity, and said to be the origin of votive tablets.
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Kojinja Shrine (Tateri Kojin)
A shrine in Nosegawa on the summit of 1,260-metre Mount Kojin, one of Japan's three great Kojin shrines.
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Mount Yoshino
A ridge running about eight kilometres at the north end of the Omine range, known for its cherry blossom.
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Tenkawa Shrine (Tenkawa Daibenzaitensha)
A shrine in Tenkawa, first among Japan's three great Benzaiten shrines, revered in the performing arts.
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Seirei Falls
A waterfall about 50 metres high in Kawakami, named after the dragonfly that by legend saved Emperor Yuryaku from a horsefly.
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Nakai Gorge Shizenjuku
A fishing ground using a mountain stream as it is, with amago and trout all year.
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Eizanji Temple
A temple said to have been built in 719 by Fujiwara no Muchimaro as his mortuary temple. Its octagonal hall is a national treasure.
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Akitsuno Ono Park
A park in Yoshino, with cherry blossom in spring and river play in summer.
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Ominesenji Temple
A temple on the summit of Mount Omine. A World Heritage site and the highest important cultural property building in Japan.
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Nyoirinji Temple
A temple said to date from about 901 to 923, a prayer temple of Emperor Go-Daigo and connected with Masatsura Kusunoki.
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Niu Kawakami Shrine Kamisha
A shrine in Kawakami, said to date from 675, honouring Takaokami-no-okami.
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Tanize Suspension Bridge Auto Campground
A drive-in campsite in Totsukawa, along the river about a kilometre upstream of the Tanize suspension bridge.
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Oto Cosmic Park Hoshi-no-kuni
A complex in Gojo with an observatory, planetarium and lodging facilities, but currently closed.
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Sakuramotobo Temple
A temple on Mount Yoshino, said to have been founded by Emperor Tenmu, now a training hall for mountain ascetics.
NaraHistoric DistrictsImportant Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
Gojo Shinmachi-dori
A townscape in Gojo, opened in the early Edo period as the castle town of the Gojo domain — a preservation district of traditional buildings.