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Asuka-dera Temple
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Asuka-dera Temple

Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Takamatsuzuka Tomb
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Takamatsuzuka Tomb

kofun

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Oka-dera Temple
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Oka-dera Temple

Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Ishibutai Kofun
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Ishibutai Kofun

kofun in Asuka, Nara

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Kitora Tomb
Photo: 8-hachiro / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kitora Tomb

kofun

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Tachibana-dera Temple
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Tachibana-dera Temple

Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara, Japan

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Asuka Historical Museum
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Asuka Historical Museum

historical museum in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Kawara-dera
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Kawara-dera

Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Nakaoyama Kofun
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Nakaoyama Kofun

kofun period octogonal-shaped burial mound in Japan

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Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture
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Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture

museum in Asuka, Nara, Japan

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Iwayayama Kofun
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Iwayayama Kofun

kofun period burial mound in Japan

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Hinokuma-dera
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Hinokuma-dera

temple in Asuka, Nara

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Kengoshizuka Kofun
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Kengoshizuka Kofun

tomb of Empress Kōgyoku of Japan

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Sakafuneishi Site
Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

Sakafuneishi Site

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Asuka-kyō Ruins
Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

Asuka-kyō Ruins

archaeological site in Japan

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Asuka Mizuochi Site
Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

Asuka Mizuochi Site

water clock in Japan

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Noguchi Royal Tomb
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Noguchi Royal Tomb

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Umeyama Kofun
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Umeyama Kofun

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Ikazuchi-no-Oka
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Ikazuchi-no-Oka

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Asuka Pond Garden Site
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Asuka Pond Garden Site

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Omiashi Shrine
Photo: Takanuka / CC BY 3.0

Omiashi Shrine

Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Takamatsuzuka Mural Museum
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Takamatsuzuka Mural Museum

museum in Asuka, Nara, 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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