Sakurai
Discover Sakurai
Sakurai is an ancient city that was briefly capital of Japan in 457–479. It has numerous imperial burial mounds (kofun) and several ancient temples and shrines. 34.5131135.8471 Sakurai station is the terminus of the JR Sakurai Line from Nara, about 40 minutes away. It can also be reached from Osaka's Namba station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line in about 1 hour.
What to Experience in Sakurai
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Getting There
Multiple Options34.5131135.8471 Sakurai station is the terminus of the JR Sakurai Line from Nara, about 40 minutes away. It can also be reached from Osaka's Namba station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line in about 1 hour. Alternatively, the ancient Yamanobe-no-michi (山辺の道) trail from Tenri, halfway to Nara, traverses 11 km through the countryside to Sakurai. Both trailheads offer bicycle rental and are easily reached on the JR Sakurai line....
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Glimpses of Sakurai
A sign with japanese characters in a garden.
a white chair sitting on top of a beach next to the ocean
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
Japan, Hase-dear temple
a large white sculpture sitting on top of a rocky beach
Row of weathered stone jizo statues in a garden.
black and white metal frame
green trees during daytime
常陸風土記の丘 会津民家 主な撮影実績 * ＣＭ 「養命酒」 * テレビ朝日「仮面ライダー響鬼」 * テレビ朝日「仮面ライダー響鬼」 * 映画「夢十夜」 Hitachi Fudoki no Oka Aizu private house Main shooting results * CM "Yomeishu" * TV Asahi "Kamen Rider Hibiki" * TV Asahi "Kamen Rider Hibiki" * Movie "Ten Nights of Dreams"、Hitachi fudokinooka wa, furuku kara hitachi nokuni no seiji bunka no chūshin to shite haete kita Ishioka-shi ni aru rekishi taiken no dekiru yoka katsuyō shisetsu. Shikichi-nai ni wa, Ishioka-shi no kodai kaoku o fukugen shita hiroba ya, kodai no Kanoko shiseki o fukugen shita kōen ga arimasu. Iriguchi no nagayamon no kyū shoyū-sha wa Edo jidai ni
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A sign with japanese characters in a garden.
a white chair sitting on top of a beach next to the ocean
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines