Takada Senbonzakura: Path of a Thousand Sakura
There are many beautiful cherry blossom spots throughout the Kansai region, but in Nara, one of the best spots is
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Nara Prefecture
Yoko-Oji: The Ancient Road in Nara
While Japan’s most ancient road, the Takenouchi, ends in Nagao Shrine, this shrine is the beginning of another ancient road,
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Takenouchi Kaido 2 (Furuichi to Nagao Shrine): Japan’s Oldest Road
The Takenouchi Kaido is the oldest road in Japanese history. Ever since ancient times, people used this road to go
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Tsukigase Plum Grove: the Best Plum Garden in Kansai
On the border of Nara and Mie is the unassuming village of Tsukigase. Though this little quiet village is fairly
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The Yamato Sanzan: Nara’s Historic Mountains
If you walk around Nara or Asuka, you will see three mountains standing along the Nara Basin. Those three mountains
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Tanzan Shrine: the Most Beautiful Fall Foliage in Nara
Going in the mountain from the ancient village Asuka in Nara, you will be in Tanzan Shrine. This shrine not
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Kakinoha-zushi: Nara’s Traditional Sushi
If you are on the hunt for the most famous food in Nara, then that is without a doubt kakinoha-zushi.
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