Jinraku-ji, Tawaramoto

Name: Jinraku-ji
Address: Tawaramoto, Japan

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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. The Great Hall contains a Bodhisattva while outside there is also a Shinto shrine with a torii and a pond in the shape of a Chinese character. ()

Local name: 秦楽寺 Completed: V centuryCoordinates: 34°32'37"N, 135°47'35"E

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Nearby attractions include: Mount Amanokagu, Ōmiwa Shrine, The Museum, Mount Miminashi.

3.6 miSE
Mountain
Mount Amanokagu, Kashihara
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Shinto shrine dedicated to a mountain
Ōmiwa Shrine, Sakurai
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Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
The Museum, Kashihara
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Mountain
Mount Miminashi, Kashihara
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Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Imanishi family's House, Kashihara
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Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Kashihara Shrine, Kashihara
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Temple, Sacred and religious sites
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3.6 miS
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Yamato Sanzan, Kashihara
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3.6 miS
Nature, Mountain
Mount Unebi, Kashihara
91 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.
1.1 miNE
History museum, Archaeological museum, Museum
Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum, Tawaramoto
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Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Ōyamato Shrine, Tenri
82 min walk • Ōyamato Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Tenri, Nara in Japan. The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan.

Jinraku-ji, Tawaramoto

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Jinraku-ji – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)