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Chugu-ji Temple

4.0

146 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Ikoma-gun Ikarugacho Horyuji Kita 1-1-2

"This Buddhist temple is affiliated with Prince Shotoku and is also the oldest Buddhist convent in Japan. Today, the temple adjoins the Horyuji's Eastern Precinct, but it is said to have originally been built opposite the Horyuji to the west with Prince Shotoku's Ikaruganomiya palace in between. Particularly worthy of seeing is the temple's wooden statue depicting a bodhisattva in the half-lotus position. One of only a very few such statues making use of the so-called ""archaic smile,"" some count it alongside the Sphinx and the Mona Lisa as one of the three great smiling artworks of the world. A replica of the Tenjukoku Shucho Mandala, the oldest work of embroidery art in Japan and a designated National Treasure, is enshrined in the main temple building."

This old temple is adjacent to Horyuji’s Yumedono, and you you hold the ticket for Horyuji, you can get a discount for admission. In this temple, there is a famous Miroku Buddha, which is designated...
Horyu-ji Temple

4.0

4 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Ikomagunikarugachou Houryujisannai 1-1

This is a temple inside Horyuji-Sannai, Ikaruga Town. It was established in 607 by Prince Shotoku and Empress Suiko, and the current temple building is celebrated as one of the world's oldest wooden structures and Japan's first World Heritage Site. Inside the grounds are 55 pieces of architecture designated as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, and in the Daihozoin (Great Treasure Hall) are stored a great many important treasures from the Asuka period.

五重塔などがある西院伽藍エリアを出ると、小さな池と正岡子規の句碑「柿くへば鐘が鳴るなり法隆寺」があります。その正面にあるのが聖霊院です。聖徳太子の像が年に一度だけ見られるらしいですが、私が訪問した際には5メートルほど向こうの観音扉は閉まったままでした。
Taimadera Temple

4.5

79 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Katsuragishi Taima 1263

Taimadera Temple boasts a 1,400-year history. Maroko Shinno, the younger brother of Prince Shotoku, founded it in 612 during the reign of Emperor Suiko. It is said that it was dismantled, moved from Kawachi to the Taima area, and rebuilt during the Asuka Period (538–710). Among the long-standing objects of deep veneration are a National Treasure, the Taima Mandala, on which Chujo Hime (Hojo), the daughter of Fujiwara no Toyonari, is said to have embroidered an image of the Pure Land of Paradise with thread made from lotus fibers after receiving the blessing of the bodhisattva Kannon, along with an image of “Kannon the Guide,” Chujo Hime’s guardian deity. It is a famous site for viewing flowers, especially peonies.

奈良の『うるわし奈良』の旅に参加しました。近鉄を乗り換え乗り換え、駅から15分ほど狭い道を歩きます。二上山に向かってなだらかに登ると仁王門に突き当たります。境内には、最古の鐘楼や金堂など、建築物だけでも国宝が沢山。そして、3重の東塔、西塔。奥之院の本堂で曼荼羅の詳しいお話しをお伺いできました。とても、良くわかるお話しで、感心しました。お堂の中でも、足元も空気も冷たくありませんでしたので、足の裏に貼...
Hokki-ji Temple

4.0

77 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Ikomagunikarugachou Okamoto 1873

A Buddhist temple which is said to have once been the Okamoto no Miya palace where Prince Shotoku read the Lotus Sutra and later remodeled into a temple per Shotoku’s will by Prince Yamashiro no oe . It is considered one of the seven temples erected by Prince Shotoku. The only original structure left standing is the three-tier pagoda, which is believed to have been completed in 706; 24 meters tall, it is Japan’s oldest.

Hoji-ji is not as much known as Horyuji, but it is also on the list of world cultural heritage. The view of the pagoda over a pond is photogenic. From JR Yamato Koizumi station, you can walk.
Tsubosaka-dera Temple (Minami Hokkeji Temple)

3.0

5 Reviews

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Nara Takaichi-gun Takatori Cho

This old Shingon sect Buddhist temple, known as the sixth temple on the Saigoku Thirty-three Kannon Temples Pilgrimage, is said to have been built in 703. The eleven-faced, thousand-armed Kannon (Bodhisattva or Goddess of Mercy) enshrined there as the honzon (principal object of worship) has a miraculous effect on eye disease, and attracts a great many worshippers from across the country. The three-storied pagoda and Reido have been designated as National Important Cultural Properties.

お寺に入ってすぐ右側にある大きなホール。平成の建築なので、歴史的な重みはないが、内部にはいくつかの仏像が安置されており、自由に拝観できる。観光名所としては、少しもの足りない。
Tatsutataisha Shrine

4.0

23 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Ikomagunsangouchou Tatsunominami 1-29-1

This shrine was said to have been established nearly 2,100 years ago during the reign of Emperor Sujin, Japan's 10th emperor. It enshrines the Shinto gods Ame no Mihashira and Kuni no Mihashira. These tutelary deities of the air control everything between heaven and earth, namely the atmosphere, the breath of life, and the wind. The shrine's annual events, such as the Daidonto Festival and Setsubun (the ceremonial beginning of spring) are very popular.

大和川を挟んで、水神を祀る廣瀬大社と一対とされる，風神を祀る神社です。二十二社の一つ。拝殿の柱に巻きつけられた注連縄が龍のようで独特で強い印象を与えます。手筒花火を用いた7月の風鎮大祭の時期に再訪したい神社でした。
Horin-ji Temple

4.0

46 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Ikomagunikarugachou Mi 1570

A Buddhist temple located in Mii, Ikaruga Town. Founded in the Asuka period, the temple is said to have been erected by Prince Yamashiro no oe, son of Prince Shotoku. No structures from the time of the temple’s foundings remain today. The temple’s three-tier pagoda, designated a National Treasure in the Meiji period, burned down after a lightning strike in 1944; it was rebuilt in 1975. The temple houses numerous precious Buddhist statues designated as Important Cultural Properties, including an Asuka period seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai (Healing Buddha),

After I visited Horyuji, I walked to Horinji. It takes maybe 20 minutes, and it is very pleasant to walk by watching a rustic landscape. Unfortunately, the pagoda of Horinji is a reconstruction in...
Takakamo-jinja Shrine

4.0

19 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Goseshi Kamogami 1110

This is a shrine in Kamogami, Gose City. This is the grand main shrine of all the Kamosha Shrines nationwide, and one of the oldest shrines in Japan. The main shrine was rebuilt in the Muromachi period in a Sangensya nagare-zukuri architectural style, is designated as an Important Cultural Property. There are also engravings of Kaikei's inscriptions on the guardian dogs in front of the main shrine. The precinct is home to west and east auxiliary shrines, and many other smaller shrines in the precinct as well.

パワースポットなので、そう思ったためかそのようなものを感じました。なぜか楠木正成公銅像がありました。大阪付近の出身地だと思ったのですが、どうも楠木正成公は、こちらに度々武運長久の為に訪れたとのことのようです。
Matsuo-dera Temple

4.0

26 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Yamatokoriyamashi Yamadachou 683 Matsuozan

This principal object of worship of this temple, Japan's oldest yakuyoke reijo (spiritual place for warding off evil and misfortune) is the Senju Sengan Kannon Bosatsu, which has one thousand hands and one thousand eyes. During holidays such as the annual hatsumode (the first shrine visit of New Year), the Yakuyoke Festival held every February to March, and every hatsuuma (the first horse day in any lunar month), numerous people visit the temple from all across Japan for its Matsuno Osan Mairi, a prayer to ward off evil and misfortune.

独特の参拝ルールと云うか、高いが一度、厄除の祈願をしてもらえると以降は１年間、不可能だが毎日参拝しても１日１回に限り無料で祈願してもらえるパスが頂ける、つまり、３６５回で１０，０００円と云うことになるのかな？それよりもここの特徴は「年に１日間限り」しか公開されない秘仏、厄除観音像、年に１回と云われると何故か、みんな見に来る、昨年は１１月３日に実施された。秘仏本尊の厄除観音さんです。それにしても凄い...
Katsuragi City Sumo Museum Kehayaza

3.5

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Katsuragishi Taima 83-1

This is a museum along Prefectural Route 160 in Taima, Katsuragi City. They display materials related to Taima no Kehaya, the founder of sumo wrestling. Inside the museum there is also a Dohyo (Sumo wrestling ring) of identical size to those used in official Sumo tournaments, and since visitors are free to climb up onto the ring, it is a popular place for Sumo fans.

The history and philosophy of Sumo is fully explained, before two sumo wrestlers engage in the “best of three” bouts. Then a bold volunteer from our group accepted the offer to challenge one of the...
Hirose Shrine

4.0

13 Reviews

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Nara Kitakatsuragi-gun Kawaicho Kawai 99

A shrine in Kawai, Kawai Town, Kitakatsuragi County. Located at the confluence of all of the rivers of the Nara Basin, it enshrines the deity Wakaukanome-no-Mikoto, who controls large harvests and water. On February 11th they hold the unusual Sunakake Festival in which sand is flung about like rain over the observers.

二十二社の一つ、大和の全ての川が一つに集まるところにあり、水神を祀り近くにある龍田大社の風神と一対をなすとされています。日本書紀にも登場する社ですが現在の社殿は江戸時代のもので古くはありません。地下深くまで砂地であることや長い参道が特徴的で、橘の木立に清まる心持ちがしました。いつか有名な砂かけ祭りも見に来たいと思います。
Koriyama Goldfish Museum

4.0

23 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Yamatokoriyamashi Nikichou 107

A museum dedicated to goldfish located in Yamatokoriyama, Nara, a city famous for producing goldfish. Goldfish are said to have been brought to Yamatokoriyama by Yanagisawa Yoshisato, who moved here to be the lord of the area during the Edo period, and it is believed that the techniques required for their cultivation were passed from samurai to farmers as a side business. The museum presents tools used in goldfish cultivation, items relating to folk customs, and goldfish-themed ukiyoe woodblock prints and ancient books. The museum’s goldfish aquariums, containing everything from ancestor varieties to high class and rare breeds, are a must-see.

金魚養殖の業者の「やまと錦魚園」がやっている無料の資料館で、見るだけでなく、金魚を飼うことができる。30個ほどの水槽にそれぞれ珍しい金魚が観賞用に展示されている。それ以外に様々な大きさのたくさんの水槽に、何万円もするものなども売られていて、自由に見ることができる。
Taimadera Okunoin Temple

4.0

18 Reviews

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Nara Katsuragi-shi Taima 1263

This Buddhist temple, one of the leading Jodo Shinshu temples in Nara Prefecture, possesses a woven mandala created the same way as the famous Taima Mandala which, according to legend, was made by Chujo-hime. A part of the Taimadera temple, the temple has a garden and cultural properties connected to the Taima Mandala and the great priest Honen. Its grounds are also dotted with historic structures and Buddhist statues.

一つの場所でいくつもの口コミページを施設登録することは厳に慎むべきだし、私の嗜好ともマッチはしません。但し、ここ當麻寺だけは寺院そのものが中之坊、西南院、奥之院(奥院とも表示する)と３つに分かれており、３ページあることには異論はない。特に、この奥之院は當麻寺にはあっても、當麻寺の奥之院ではない。実に、遠く離れた京都市内の総本山、知恩院の奥之院です。ここは特に庭園が素晴らしく、浄土庭園と命名されてい...
Ikaruga Cultural Property Utilization Center

4.0

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Ikomagunikarugachou Houryujinishi 1-11-14

This is a cultural property examination and research center located in Horyuji-nishi 1-chome, Ikaruga Town. It spreads information regarding the preservation and display of cultural properties, and promotes the study of the Fujinoki Tumulus and Ikaruga's history through images and exhibits of Fujinoki Tumulus burial accessory replicas.

凄いお宝を持つ藤ノ木古墳の資料館だと思っていたのに小さい。とにかく小さい。たまたま秋季特別展で出土品は三点しかなかったにしても、レプリカでいいからもっと出土品を味わいたかった。本物は国立とかハイレベルな博物館に持って行かれちゃったのだろうが、レプリカでいいからもっと見せて欲しかった。周りのコスモスは11/09でもいっぱい花が咲いていて良い感じ。
Genkuro Inari Shrine

3.5

17 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Yamatokoriyamashi Tousenjichou 15

One of the main three Inari deity shrines of Japan, this shrine is the protective shrine of Mt. Kori, enshrining Hidenaga, the younger brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The legend behind the name of the shrine, Genkuro, recounts that when Minamoto-no Yoshitsune fought with his older brother, Yoritomo, he was helped by the Inari god many times. In the main sanctum the white fox deity, Byakko Genkuro is enshrined. Where other shrines have guard dogs, this shrine is protected by guard foxes at its entryway. Endeared deeply by the locals, this shrine hosts many seasonal events.

源九郎稲荷神社。地味な稲荷神社ではあるが、実は日本三社稲荷の一つに数えられる神社だ。源九朗とはあの、源九朗義経の名前から由来している。源義経は源頼朝との戦いの中、何度もこの稲荷のご運に救われたといわれている。とても静かなたたずまいで、三社稲荷の一つとは感じさせない。
Shigisan Senjuin Temple

3.5

17 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Ikomagunhegurichou Shigisan 2280

This venerable sub-temple, the oldest in the Mt. Shigi area, was founded in the late Heian period. The temple's Gomado (Homa ritual hall), built by the famed Buddhist priest Myoren Shonin, is where the temple conducts its bishamon goma (Vaisravana homa) prayer rituals. Its Zenigamedo (Baby Turtle Hall) enshrines Zenigame Zenshin, a deity said to grant luck with money and other matters. The Kannon-do (Kannon Hall), which enshrines the temple's Juichimen (11-headed) Kannon statue said to answer prayers for conception and easy childbirth, is one of the temple's highlights.

I cant say enough about our stay here! It was one of most authentic things we did in Japan. The temple is located in a complex with more than a dozen other temples, which made for hours of...
Shigisan Chogosonshi-ji Temple

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Nara Pref. Ikomagunhegurichou Shigisan 2280-1

This is a temple constructed by Prince Shotoku in the latter half of the fifth century, which stands at an elevation of 437 meters halfway up Mt. Shigi. There is a legend that Mt. Shigi originated when, on the hour of Tiger (around 4:00 a.m.) of the day of Tiger of the year of Tiger, the deity Bishamonten (guardian god of Buddhism) appeared and gave the prince the divine protection , thanks to the Bishamonten the Prince enshrined it. So the temple took the tiger as its guardian deity and is decorated here and there with papier tigers. In cherry blossom season over 2,000 stone lanterns light up the cherry trees at night, and in the autumn the whole mountain is colored with close to 1,000 trees changing their leaves.
Sekkouji Temple (Somedera)

4.0

14 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Katsuragishi Someno 387

You’ll find this temple of the Pure Land sect about a 15-minute walk from Nijojinjaguchi Station. The excavation of Japan’s oldest stone image of the Buddha in 1991 made headlines. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Tenji (626-671), a large stone emitting a mysterious light was found, and the emperor ordered a temple hall to be built as a result. En no Gyoja is the founder. It is also the temple associated with Princess Chujo, said to be the daughter of Fujiwara no Toyonari, who served as the subject of many dramas. It is called “Somedera” (Dye Temple) due to the “dyeing well” used for the lotus threads and the “thread-hanging cherry tree” used in the creation of the Hasuito Mandala. In addition, it is famous for seasonal blooms, such as peonies, Chinese peonies, hydrangeas, cherry trees, crape flowers, and more.

素晴らしい庭園の寺院です。寒牡丹が毎年12月上旬から翌1月中旬まで鑑賞出来ます。但し、有料、400円。この寺院には中将姫伝説もあり、當麻曼荼羅を織ったと云われている中将姫の「染の井」「糸掛桜」が現存しています。来年、２０２１年１月１日から月末までは秘仏の我国最古と云われている石仏「弥勒如来石仏」が御開帳される予定です。アクセスは電車では少し不便ですが・・・。
Takatori Castle Ruins

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Nara Takaichi-gun Takatori Cho Takatori
Hakomoto-kan Konya

4.0

15 Reviews

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Nara Pref. Yamatokoriyamashi Konyamachi 19-1

A hands-on experience-based tourism facility located in Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture where visitors can enjoy traditional indigo dying and goldfish crafts. Situated inside an old townhome which was used to operate an indigo dying business starting in the Edo period. The facility’s fat exposed beams and lattice doors create a charming atmosphere. Hakomoto-kan’s indigo dying classes (reservation only) give participants the chance to use chopsticks, clothespins, film cases, and other at-hand tools to create a unique dyed good. The facility’s collection of goldfish-themed crafts, artwork, and everyday life items spans some 1,000 pieces. A rotating selection of these items is always placed on display for visitors to enjoy viewing.

We had a wonderful experience learning techniques for dyeing with real indigo at this beautiful old indigo workshop. We had a private lesson for just the two of us with a lovely teacher who, although...

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Nara Areas

With a reputation almost as stellar as that of Kyoto, Nara is a must-visit for those searching for the remains of "traditional Japan." The largely green Nara city holds the majority of the prefecture’s treasures, such as the iconic Todai-ji Temple, in which a 15-meter tall Great Buddha sits, and Nara Park, where deer flock to befriend passersby. While mountains are by no means hard to come by in this area, for hiking with a reward, head to the Kii Mountains’ Yoshino district in spring, when the hillsides put on an impressive display of white and pink cherry blossoms.