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Main route Tenri
Japan’s oldest public road, the Yamanobe-no-michi”, winds its way through the idyllic green foothills that line the eastern edge of the Nara Basin.
All along the route are found solemn shrines, old temples, burial mounds and places and legends recounted in history books and the Manyo Verses that take the visitor into an ancient world of romance.
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Please take rest at Rekishikaido i center in front of Chogakuji temple in the trail. If you would like to see the trail without walking, you can enjoy the scenery in the train (JR) between Nara and Sakurai Stations. If you would like to see the trail by car, you ought to drive between Nara and Sakurai on National Route 169.
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The origin of Japanese thin wheat noodles is a Chinese sweets mission to China brought to Japan in 8th century. Miwa village ranks third in the amount of production of the noodles. Harimanoibo and Shodo Island take first and second places. They produce the noodles in the yards of their houses from November to March. They are things Japanese.
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Isonokamijingu Shrine
It is the oldest shrine in Japan. They keep a various kinds of arms.<07436-2-0900>(free of charge)You should get off at Tenri Station (JR/Kintetsu) and get on Nara Kotsu Buses. The shrine is near Isonokamijingumae bus stop.
Nakayama Otsuka Tomb
That is a keyhole shaped tumulus. The length of the tomb is 120 meters. Many rooms and stones were excavated.
Access:10 minutes from Nakayama bus stop on foot.
Chogakuji Temple
It has the oldest gate and three statues of Buddha with crystal eyes.
Admission fee :300yen
Accsess:20 minutes from Yanagimoto Station (JR) on foot.
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Tenri Trail Center
Located near to the Yamanobe Trail and Chogaku-ji Temple, the Tenri Trail Center introduces historical sites along the Yamanobe Trail such as the Kurozuka Tumulus.
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Kurozuka Tumulus
This keyhole-shaped burial mound is found in Yanagimotocho, Tenri City. It has garnered acclaim across Japan for the largest number of bronze cymbals with triangular profiled edges that have been unearthed around it. At the museum adjacent to the tomb are panels explaining the practice of burying royalty in the early Yamato years and the structure of these burial mounds. Replicas of the discovered 33 cymbals are also on exhibit as is a faithful reproduction of the site at the time of the first digs.
Open: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Admission fee: Free
Closed: Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday), holidays, New Year's holiday