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Valley Spots in Yamanobe Road / Sakurai Area

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  • Nabekura Valley
    Travel / Tourism
    Nara Yamabe-gun Yamazoemura Oshio
    This valley is located at the foot of Mt. Kono in a prefectural nature park. The valley is 650 meters long and 25 meters wide on average. Boulders of various sizes made of a hard, black rock called gabbro fill the valley, looking like a veritable lava flow. In terms of both terrain and geology, the valley's scenery is extremely unusual. The valley is illuminated at night each year from early to mid-August, and visitors can take in the mysterious scenery this engenders.
  • Okukochidani
    Travel / Tourism
    Nara Pref. Udagunsonimura Igami
Nara Yamanobe Road / Sakurai
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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.

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