Best Stunning Views In Nara
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The magnificent flower fields of canola flower, cherry blossom, and beautiful sky! When all of the three appears at the same time, we can see a photogenic harmony of springtime.
Name
Fujiwara Palace Site
Address
Takadono-cho , Kashihara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 20min from Yagi Station to Kashihara City's Fujiwara Palace Site Library, then walk 2min. By car, 15min from Yamato Takada Bypass.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Top of Mt. Wakakusa commands the whole view of Nara Park and its city. From the late October, the leaves begin to turn their colors for autumn, and you can enjoy scenery becoming more and more beautiful. I took this picture in early November last year.
Name
Mt. Wakakusa
Address
496 Zoushi-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
To go to the mountain top, 40min from both of Horai IC and Tenri IC by car. Or, 13min from Nara Station to Kasuga Taisha Honden by bus, then walk 45min.
Parking
Free parking area is available
As many as 1,000 weeping cherry trees are in bloom at Mt. Takami in Higashiyoshino, Nara. A minibus will take you to the top of the mountain. If you take a breathless climb up the long stairs to the observatory at the top, you will see a magnificent weeping cherry tree in front of you. The opening period is from the beginning of April to the end of April. It is a spectacular cherry blossom viewing spot worth seeing.
Name
Takami-no Sato
Address
298-1 Sugitani Higashi Yoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
30 min by car, from Haibara Station
Parking
Free parking area is available
Namego Valley is famous for the autumn colors though, in spring, the mountain cherry blossoms bloom and look like a pink dragon. We're moved with the scenery like the dragon rising to the sky.
Name
Namego Valley
Address
Nishihara Kamikitayama-mura, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 60 min from Yoshino Station or 120 min from Nara Station.
Umami Kyuryo Park has seasonal flowers all around a year, and now, 150 thousand sunflowers are becoming at their best to see in five areas. Under the midsummer sky, we can enjoy refreshing scenery of sunflowers and nature around them at each area.
Name
Umami Kyuryo Park
Address
2202 Samita Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, NaraGoogle Map
Hours
8:00-18:00
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
By car, 15 min from Horyuji IC. Or 2 min walk from Ikebe Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Matabē Zakura has become famous since it used in NHK's TV series. It's a weeping cherry blossom tree as tall as over 10 meters! What's more, can you believe that the tree is 300 years old! When we look up from its foot, the cherry blossoms are really amazing! There're also other flowers like daffodil around the tree, so we can see beautiful yellow and pink scenery.
Name
Matabē Zakura Cherry Blossom
Address
Ōuda Hongo, Uda-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by car or taxi from Hasedera Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Hase-dera Temple has so long and beautiful 399 steps. For it's called 'flower temple', you can enjoy seeing peony and cherry blossoms in summer, hydrangea in summer, autumn leaves, winter-peony and winter-cherry blossoms. What's more, the lush mountain seen from the main temple is just amazing view.
Name
Hase-dera Temple
Address
731-1 Hase, Sakurai-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min walk from Kintetsu Hasedera Station. By car, 50 min from Nara city, 75 min from Osaka, or 110 min from Kyoto city. Toll parking area is available.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Soni Kogen Highland is covered completely with Japanese pampas grass (susuki). The ears of pampas grass shines fantastically in the evening glow, and many tourist come to see this scenery every year.
Name
Soni Kogen Highlands
Address
Taroji Soni-mura, Uda-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
90 min by car from Nara Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Moto Yakusiji Temple Site in Nara Prefecture is famous for the heavy growth of water hyacinth. As many as 14 thousand water hyacinth bloom beautifully in summer. The scenery of Mt. Unebi, one of the three scenic Yamato Mountains, and water hyacinth is breathtakingly beautiful. It's worth while seeing in Japan.
Name
Motoyakushi-ji Temple Site
Address
Kidono-cho, Kashihara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
9 min walk from Unebigoryo-mae Station. By car, 40 min from Nara city.
Parking
Parking area is available
Hannya-ji is well-known place as a cosmos temple in Nara. There're cosmos covering whole of the precinct. The best season is from early September to late October.◎Admission fee: 500 yen. Parking area is available for 500 yen for 2 hours only during the season of cosmos.
Name
Han'nya-ji Temple
Address
221 Han'nyaji-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min by bus from Nara Station to Hannyaji, then 3 min walk. By car, 60 min from Osaka, 60 min from Kyoto city. Toll parking area is available.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
When I arrived at three in the midnight, the sea of clouds had appeared and made the scenery more wonderful. I took this picture at 4:00. The sea of clouds changes its size and form every day, so you can see the various stunning view whenever you visit!◎I recommend to see Kinpusen Temple from Hanayagura Observatory! 3 min by rope way from Kintetsu Yoshino Station ( rope way opening season: 3/24-5/6, other season are undecided). 30 min by bus from rope way Yoshinoyama Station.
Name
Hanayagura Observatory (Yoshino Mountain)
Address
Yoshinoyama Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
3 min from Sembonguchi Station to Yoshinoyama Station by cable car, then 20 min by bus to Okusembonguchi Station, and 30 min walk. 75 min walk from Kintetsu Yoshino Station. Or, 90 min by car from Nara city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Mt. Katsuragi is famous for azalea and called as 'one million azaleas in one glance'. They're all volunteer azaleas! The mountain colored in red is like an amazing red carpet! 'Cause there're many benches, it's nice for you to bring lunches and enjoy amazing hiking!◎The best season is the middle of May. In 2018, it'll be a little earlier. You can use the ropeway to the mountain top, or walk 1.5-2 hours to climb. During the azalea season, the ropeway gets crowded with many people, so you need to get there earlier. Check the ropeway extra service in HP.
Name
Mt. Katsuragi Natural Azalea Park
Address
Kujira, Gose-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by car from Katsuragi IC to the ropeway gate. By bus, 15 min from Kintetsu Gose Station to Katsuragi Ropeway.
There're more and more cherry blossom trees along the mountain road, and also many around this park. The reflected cherry blossom is really beautiful! At night, under the innumerable stars in the sky, the cherry blossom shines in the outdoor lights.
Name
Shimokitayama Sport Park
Address
Kami Ikehara, Shimokitayama-mura, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
80 min by car from Yoshino Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Chogaku-ji Temple located in Nara Prefecture. This temple is well-known for azalea flowers, but I like the season of rabbitear iris! The scenery of reflected rabbitear iris are very beautiful and mysterious. I took this pictures on 2018, May 10th.
Name
Chogaku-ji Temple
Address
508 Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Hours
9:00-17:00
Fee
Adult 400 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
20 min walk from Yanagimoto Station. By car or tai, 40 min from Nara Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
There's a line of cherry blossom trees as long as 5 kilometers along the Saho River. We can see various scene at every spot. The first pic is around Sawai Hospital, and the second is around Nara Library & Information Center.
Name
Saho River's Cherry Blossom Trees
Address
Houren-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min walk from Nara Station
It's called 'Shoten-san' and has been familiar to the peoplle in Ikoma. Such as ranging lanterns and the city scenery under the shrine, you can enjoy Ikoma Mountain enough at only here, You can also pray for the good marriage and giving up drinking.◎Access: Take a cable car from Ikoma Station and get off at Houzan-ji Station. On the way back, it's nice to walk down and see the unique townscape.
Name
Mt. Ikoma Houzan-ji Temple
Address
1-1 Monzen-cho, Ikoma-shi, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0743-73-2006
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
Parking
Free parking area is available
There're some buckwheat fields dotted at Kasa area of Sakurai city, Nara Prefecture. I set 'Kasa Soba Restaurant (4408 Kasa Sakurai-shi, Nara)' in car navigation system, then I could see many buckwheat flower fields on the way. The best season to see them is from middle of September to the end of the month.
Name
Buckwheat Fields At Kasa
Address
Kasa, Sakurai-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By car or taxi, 15 min from Makimuku Station, or 40 min from Nara Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
A suspension bridge that is proud of its longest length as an iron wire for living use spans above Totsukawa Village that is also proud as a biggest village in Japan. The view from 54 meters high is awesome and full of thrill. The No.1 spot of Totsukawa where you enjoy the great nature, too.
Name
Tanize Suspension Bridge
Address
Tanize Totsukawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
Tel
0746-62-0004
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
