NaraArt & CraftsAsuka
Nara Prefectural Manyo Culture Museum
A cultural centre in Asuka village on ancient culture, centred on the Man'yoshu.
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NaraCulture & HistoryNara
Okadera Temple
A temple founded in 663 by Gien, the seventh stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, known for warding off misfortune.
NaraArchitectureSakurai
Tanzan Shrine
A shrine in Sakurai honouring Fujiwara no Kamatari, with a wooden thirteen-storey pagoda.
Nara
Shorenji Dainichido
A hall in Kashihara with a ridge tablet of 1478; the Dainichi hall is an important cultural property.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
Chogakuji Temple
A temple said to have been founded by Kukai in 824, known for its rabbitear irises and autumn colour.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
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.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
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.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
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.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
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.
Nara
Tenkawa Shrine (Tenkawa Daibenzaitensha)
A shrine in Tenkawa, first among Japan's three great Benzaiten shrines, revered in the performing arts.
Nara
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.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
Ominesenji Temple
A temple on the summit of Mount Omine. A World Heritage site and the highest important cultural property building in Japan.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
Nyoirinji Temple
A temple said to date from about 901 to 923, a prayer temple of Emperor Go-Daigo and connected with Masatsura Kusunoki.
NaraShrines & TemplesYoshino
Yoshino Mikumari Shrine
A shrine on Mount Yoshino honouring the god who divides the waters, with a main hall that is an important cultural property.
NaraCulture & HistoryNara
Niu Kawakami Shrine Kamisha
A shrine in Kawakami, said to date from 675, honouring Takaokami-no-okami.
Nara
Sakuramotobo Temple
A temple on Mount Yoshino, said to have been founded by Emperor Tenmu, now a training hall for mountain ascetics.
Nachikatsuura
Nachi Falls
A waterfall with a drop of 133 metres. Hiro Shrine takes the fall itself as its sacred body.
WakayamaCulture & History
WakayamaArchitectureWakayama
Wakayama Castle
A castle on Mount Torafusu in Wakayama City, seat of the Kishu Tokugawa, with a three-tier keep.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesKoya
Kongobuji Temple
Head temple of Koyasan Shingon, descended from a temple Toyotomi Hideyoshi built for his mother.
WakayamaCulture & History
WakayamaShrines & TemplesNachikatsuura
Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine
One of the three Kumano shrines. Its halls stand on high ground facing Nachi Falls; part of the World Heritage property.
WakayamaArchitectureWakayama
Kimiidera Temple
A temple founded in 770, the second stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, with the reference tree for cherry blossom forecasts.
WakayamaArchitectureTanabe
Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine
One of the three Kumano shrines. A World Heritage site, with the largest torii in Japan standing nearby.