Yamatotakada, Kashihara

Name: Yamatotakada
Address: Kashihara, Japan

#9 among attractions in Kashihara

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Yamatotakada is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the city had an estimated population of 66,400 and 29,713 households. The population density is 4,000 persons per km², and the total area is 16.48 km². ()

Local name: 大和高田市 Area: 6.36 mi²Coordinates: 34°30'53"N, 135°44'31"E

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Yamatotakada – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Museum, Mount Nijō, Mount Miminashi, Imanishi family's House.

3.2 miSE
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
The Museum, Kashihara
82 min walk • The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture first opened under another name in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 1940.
3.7 miW
Mountain
Mount Nijō, Kashiba
96 min walk • Mount Nijō is a mountain in the Kongō Range straddling the prefectural border between Taishi, Osaka and Katsuragi, Nara in Japan. Mount Nijō has twin peaks, Odake and Medake. From the top there are sweeping views of Nara’s basin, Osaka plain and Osaka bay.
3.6 miE
Mountain
Mount Miminashi, Kashihara
92 min walk • Mount Miminashi is a mountain located in the Nara Basin, in the city of Kashihara, in the central-western part Nara Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Unebi and Mount Amanokagu, it belongs to the so-called "Yamato Sanzan".
2.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Imanishi family's House, Kashihara
63 min walk • The Imanishi Family Residence is one of a Group of Traditional Buildings in Imai-cho, Kashihara, Nara Prefecture Japan. It dates to 1650 and has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
3.3 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Kashihara Shrine, Kashihara
85 min walk • The Kashihara Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Shrine was built in 2 April 1890 at the site of the Kashihara-gū, where Japan's first Emperor, Emperor Jimmu, is said to have acceded to the throne on 11 February 660 BCE.
2.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Yamato Sanzan, Kashihara
74 min walk • Yamato Sanzan or "the three mountains of Yamato", in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, are Mount Amanokagu, Mount Unebi, and Mount Miminashi. Celebrated in Japanese poetry, they have been jointly designated a Place of Scenic Beauty.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Mountain
Mount Unebi, Kashihara
74 min walk • Mount Unebi is a mountain in the city of Kashihara, in the central-western part Nara Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Amanokagu and Mount Miminashi, it belongs to the so-called "Yamato Sanzan", in which it is the highest.
2.7 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple, Temple
Taima-dera, Katsuragi
69 min walk • Taima-dera is a Buddhist temple in Katsuragi, Nara, Japan. The temple legend says it was built originally in 612 by the Imperial Prince Maroko, the brother of Prince Shotoku.
1.8 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Nagao Shrine, Katsuragi
47 min walk • Nagao Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the goddesses Amaterasu-ōmikami, Toyouke-ōmikami, Mihikahime-mikoto and Shirakumowake-mikoto. It is located in the city of Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
4.3 miN
Town
Miyake
110 min walk • Miyake is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 7,013. The total area is 4.07 km². It is known to be smallest municipality in area in Nara Prefecture.
3.5 miNE
Temple
Jinraku-ji, Tawaramoto
90 min walk • Jinraku-ji is a Buddhist temple in the town of Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is located in Tawaramoto near Kasanui Station. It was commissioned by Prince Shotoku in the 5th century and built by Hata no Kawakatsu.

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How to get to Yamatotakada by public transport?

The nearest stations to Yamatotakada:

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Takada (5 min walk)
Yamato-Takada (9 min walk)