Asuka

Worth seeing in and around Asuka

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Asuka-dera Temple

   Asuka-dera, also known as Hōkō-ji, is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It currently belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect.

   200 m · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kashihara Jingū

   The Kashihara Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built in April 2, 1890 at the site of the Kashihara-gū, which is situated on the southeastern side of Mount Unebi of Yamato Sanzan.

   3.1 km · Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara

   Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara is a cluster of nineteen archaeological sites from in and around the late sixth- to early eighth-century capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2026, the serial nomination was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria ii and iii.

   1.2 km · World Heritage Site in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Oka-dera Temple

   Oka-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the Oka neighborhood of the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect and its honzon is a clay statue of Nyōirin Kannon Bosatsu.

   1.2 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mount Amanokagu

   Mount Amanokagu is a mountain in the city of Kashihara, in the central-western part Nara Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Unebi and Mount Miminashi, it belongs to the so-called "Yamato Sanzan".

   1.7 km · mountain in Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Mount Unebi

   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.

   3.5 km · mountain in Kashihara, Nara prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Yamada-dera

   Yamada-dera was a Buddhist temple established in the Asuka period in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The area was designated a National Historic Site in 1921, with its status elevated to a Special National Historic Site in 1952.

   1 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Yamato Sanzan

   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 appear in such works as Man'yōshū and Harima no Kuni Fudoki, and they have been jointly designated a Place of Scenic Beauty.

   3.5 km · mountain in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Tachibana-dera Temple

   Tachibana-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of Prince Shōtoku.

   1.2 km · Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Asuka Historical Museum

    The Asuka Historical Museum is a historical museum in Okuyama, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The museum was founded in 1975 and is a unit of the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.

    600 m · historical museum in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Asuka

Airports

Osaka Itami (ITM), 48 km · Kansai (KIX), 53 km · Kobe (UKB), 57 km

Stations

Kaguyama Station, 3.4 km · Kashiharajingū-mae Station, 2.4 km · Unebi Station, 3.9 km · Asuka Station, 2.7 km · Kashiharajingū-nishiguchi Station, 3.6 km

• Osaka → Asuka

  38 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · ¥510–690
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• Kobe → Asuka

  63 km · quickest by road, 2h · ¥870–1,190
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• Tokoname → Asuka

  104 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · ¥1,790–2,450
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