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Yamatokōriyama: sights

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Kōriyama Castle
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Kōriyama Castle

building in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Nara Prefectural Museum of Folklore
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Nara Prefectural Museum of Folklore

museum in Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan

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Yata-dera Temple
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Yata-dera Temple

Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Kṣitigarbha in Yamatokoriyama, Japan

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Jikō-in Temple
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Jikō-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Yamatokōriyama, Nara

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Meta Shrine
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Meta Shrine

Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Matsuo-dera Temple
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Matsuo-dera Temple

temple in Yamatokoriyama, Nara prefecture, Japan

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Eikei-ji Temple
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Eikei-ji Temple

Buddhist temple of the Ōbaku sect dedicated to Shakyamuni Triad in Yamatokoriyama, Japan

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Genkurō Inari Shrine
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Genkurō Inari Shrine

Shinto shrine in Yamatokōriyama, Nara prefecture, Japan

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Yata ni Imasu Kushitamahiko Shrine
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Yata ni Imasu Kushitamahiko Shrine

Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Konrin-in Temple
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Konrin-in Temple

temple in Yamatokōriyama, Nara

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Warizuka Kofun
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Warizuka Kofun

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Wanishita Shrine
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Wanishita Shrine

Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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小泉大塚古墳
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小泉大塚古墳

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Hakomotokan Konya
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Hakomotokan Konya

museum in Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan

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Sugatahime Shrine

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Kooriyama Hachiman Shrine

Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Mount Yata

mountain in Yamatokōriyama and Ikoma, Nara prefecture, Japan

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🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

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Names of evacuation sites and hospitals are in Japanese. Please check official local information for the latest updates.

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