Kashihara

Worth seeing in and around Kashihara

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.

   3.6 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ōmiwa Shrine

   Ōmiwa Shrine, also known as Miwa Shrine ), is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is notable because it contains no sacred images or objects, since it is believed to serve Mount Miwa, the mountain on which it stands.

   4.6 km · Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mount Miwa

   Mount Miwa or Mount Mimoro 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 as a holy site in Shinto.

   6 km · mountain in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hase-dera Temple

   Hase-dera is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism. The temple is located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

   9.4 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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
6. 06
   Tanzan Shrine

   Tanzan Shrine, also known as the Danzan Shrine, the Tōnomine Shrine and the Tōnomine Temple, is a Shinto shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is located 5 km from Ishibutai Kofun.

   6.8 km · Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   4.6 km · World Heritage Site in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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
9. 09
   Mount Miminashi

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

   700 m · mountain in Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Takatori Castle

    Takatori Castle was a Sengoku to Edo period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Takatori, Nara Prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1953.

    9 km · ruins of a Japanese castle in Takatori, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kashihara

Airports

Osaka Itami (ITM), 45 km · Kansai (KIX), 53 km · Kobe (UKB), 55 km

Stations

Gose Station, 8.5 km · Takada Station, 5.9 km · Iwaki Station, 9 km · Shakudo Station, 8.1 km · Kaguyama Station, 1.5 km

• Osaka → Kashihara

  16 km · quickest by road, 50 min · ¥240–330
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• Kobe → Kashihara

  41 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · ¥610–830
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• Tokoname → Kashihara

  117 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · ¥2,000–2,730
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