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Kasuga Taisha Shrine
A shrine whose halls were built on this site in 768, with some 3,000 lanterns along its approach.
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Heijo Palace Site
The centre of Heijo-kyo, to which the capital moved from Fujiwara-kyo in 710. The Suzaku gate and the great audience hall have been rebuilt.
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Suzakumon Gate
A reconstruction of the main gate of the Heijo Palace. From here Suzaku Avenue, 74 metres wide, ran south.
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Jikoin Temple
A temple built in 1663 by Sadamasa Katagiri for his father's repose, with its study and garden remaining.
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Tatsuta River
A river from Ikoma to Ikaruga, written of in classical poetry as a place for autumn colour.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.