Tourist attractions / Experience spots

Yagyu Iris Garden

The Iris Garden, located near the Yagyu Jinya ruins, is a vast garden of 10,000 square meters and is home to 800,000 Iris plants. The best time to see them is from June to early July.

Oharidano Yasumaro Tomb

This is the tomb of Oharida no Yasumanso, a bureaucrat from the Nara period, and is a national historic site. It was discovered in 1902 and excavated in 1951, and it was confirmed that it was a cre...

Ōno Yasumaro Tomb

Ō no Yasumaro Tomb is a historic site located halfway up a tea plantation. In 1979, a copperplate epitaph was found along with remains and pearls in a grave chamber that was accidentally discovered...

Tanjyou-ji temple

This temple is connected to Chujo Hime, who was born in Nara as the daughter of Fujiwara Toyonari, the Minister of the Right during the Nara period. There is a well in the precincts that is said to...

Zenjoji Temple

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Jigen-ji Temple

This temple is famous as the birthplace of warding off evil spirits. Its construction began when Emperor Shomu's guardian Buddha was enshrined there. There is a persimmon tree that is a natural mon...

Sansho-ji Temple

This temple has been approved by Eiheiji as a Zen meditation dojo. In the Yamato Basin, it is also known as the only place of study that practices ``Gyogaku Match'' (combining training and learning).

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