Gangō-ji
Gangō-ji (元興寺) is an ancient Buddhist temple, that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan.
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Sakurai (桜井市, Sakurai-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Population: 62,964
Latitude: 34° 30' 0.00" N
Longitude: 135° 50' 60.00" E
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197 Articles of interest near Sakurai, Japan
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area includes a variety of buildings found in Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. They were designated in 1993 along with the surrounding landscape, under severa…
Isonokami Shrine
Isonokami Shrine (石上神宮, Isonokami-jingū, also 石上布都御魂神社 Isonokami-futsu-no-mitama-jinja, 布留大明神 Furu-ōmyojin, etc) is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Tenri in Nara prefecture, Japan.
Asuka-dera
Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺?), also known as Hōkō-ji (法興寺?), is a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara. Asuka-dera is regarded as one of the oldest in Japan.
Kintetsu Nara Station
Kintetsu Nara Station (近鉄奈良駅, Kintetsu-Nara-eki) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Nara, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Corporation.
Nara National Museum
The Nara National Museum (奈良国立博物館, Nara Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.
Ikaruga, Nara
Ikaruga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-chō) is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.
Saidai-ji
Saidai-ji (西大寺) or the "Great Western Temple" is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Isuien Garden
Isuien Garden (依水園, Isuien) is a Japanese garden located in Nara, the old capital of Japan near Kyōto. It has been preserved since its creation in the Meiji era, and is the only walking garden (kaiyushiki teien) in Nara.
Ishibutai Kofun
Ishibutai Kofun (石舞台古墳) is a stone kofun tumulus of the Asuka period in the east of Shimanoshō, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The kofun is believed to be the tomb of Soga no Umako. It occupies a space of 54 m (177 ft), and is the largest known mega…
Daian-ji
Daian-ji (大安寺?) was founded during the Asuka period and is one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan.
Hokki-ji
Hokki-ji or Hōki-ji (法起寺, the ‘temple of the Arising Dharma’) – formerly known as Okamoto-dera (岡本寺) and Ikejiri-dera (池後寺) – is a Buddhist temple in Okamoto, Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary sangō prefix is "Kōhonzan" (岡本山), a…
Nara Station
Nara Station (奈良駅, Nara Eki) is a railway station located in Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), the terminus for the Sakurai Line (Man-yō Ma…
Murō-ji
Murō-ji (室生寺) is a temple of Omoto school of Shingon Buddhism, located in the city of Uda, Nara, Japan.
Hase-dera
Hase-dera (長谷寺) is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism. The temple is located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Ōmiwa jinja
Ōmiwa jinja (大神神社), also known as Miwa Shrine (三輪神社, Miwa-jinja, alternately written as 三輪明神 Miwa-myōjin), is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. The shrine is noted because it contains no sacred images or objects because it is believed…
Siege of Nara
Following the 1180 Battle of the Uji, in which Minamoto no Yorimasa fought a small Taira army with the help of monks from the Mii-dera and other temples, the victorious Taira, angry at being opposed, decided to assault and burn the Miidera, before m…
Mount Miwa
Mount Miwa (三輪山, Miwa-yama) or Mount Mimoro (三諸山, Mimoro-yama) is a mountain located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It has been an important religious and historical mountain in Japan, especially during its early history, and serves…