Places worth the detour in Nara
44 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Nara, Japan, across 6 kinds of detour; churches, temples & shrines are the largest group (20). Best known: Tōdai-ji Temple. 40 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 44, ranked 44
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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6.Hase-dera Temple
Sacred sites · 7th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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7.Jōruri-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 11th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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8.Shin-Yakushi-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 8th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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12.Byakugō-ji Temple
Parks & cemeteries · 8th century · Hidden gem
Building in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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18.Man'yō Botanical Garden (Nara)
Parks & cemeteries · Hidden gem
Botanical garden in Nara, Nara, Japan
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22.Jinraku-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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26.Sakurai Chausuyama Kofun
Ruins & the uncanny · 4th century · Hidden gem
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
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27.Kushiyama Kofun
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
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38.Kasagi-dera Temple
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Kasagi, Soraku district, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
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44.Makimuku Ishizuka Kofun
Ruins & the uncanny · 3rd century · Hidden gem
Kofun in Sakurai, Nara, Japan
