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Delve into Yanagimotochō
Yanagimotochō in Tenri-shi (Nara-ken) is a town located in Japan about 231 mi (or 372 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
Time in Yanagimotochō is now 03:47 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Yanagimotochō, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Osaka International Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), North-West. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tenri, Sakurai, Kashihara-shi, Yamatokoriyama and Yamato-Takada. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
(RYOKAN) Taishoro Ryokan (Nara)
Kashihara Oak Hotel
Kashihara Royal Hotel
Nara Plaza Hotel
(RYOKAN) Bizenya (Nara)
(RYOKAN) Itaniya
(RYOKAN) Kanko Ryokan Yamatoya(Nara)
Kashiwara City Hotel
Hotel Wellness Yamatoji
Super Hotel Nara Yamato Koriyama
Videos from this area
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[Shinto Shrine 3D] Isonokami Jingu Shrine, Tenri, Nara 石上神宮 天理 奈良
Isonokami Jimgu is a traditional shrine located in Tenri, Nara, Japan. According to Chronicles of Japan (Nihon Shoki), here is the fist shrine called as 'Jingu'. 熊野の地で毒気におかさ...
Tenri Forum 2006 - Day 1
This video is from the Tenri Forum 2006 Commemorative Video. Narration by Yuji Okui Day 1 of the Tenri Forum 2006 Theme: Toward a Better Understanding of Our...
Tenri Forum 2006 - Day 2
This video is from the Tenri Forum 2006 Commemorative Video. Narration by Yuji Okui Day 2 of the Tenri Forum 2006 Theme - Our Social Ties: Reaching Out to Ot...
Tenri Forum 2006 - Day 3, Part 2 of 2
This video is from the Tenri Forum 2006 Commemorative Video. Narration by Yuji Okui Day 3 of the Tenri Forum 2006 - Closing Theme - Our Roles: Toward Making ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Isonokami Shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Tenri in Nara prefecture, Japan. It is one of the oldest extant Shinto shrines in Japan and has housed several significant artifacts. Isonokami shrine was highly regarded in the ancient era, and frequented by many members of the imperial family. It played a pivotal role in Japan's early history, especially during the 3rd to 5th centuries. The shrine is at the northern end of the Yamanobe no michi, the oldest road in Japan.
Tenri University
Tenri University is a Japanese private university in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, an independent part of the secular mission of Tenrikyo. It was established in February 1925 as the coeducational Tenri Foreign Language School, enrolling 104 students, and was reorganised as a university in April 1949. It has a strong reputation in Japan for foreign language study and judo.
Nagara Station
Nagara Station is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line) in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Yanagimoto Station
Yanagimoto Station is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line) in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Makimuku Station
Makimuku Station is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line) in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Miwa Station
Miwa Station is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line) in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Ōmiwa jinja
, also known as Miwa Shrine (三輪神社, Miwa-jinja, alternately written as 三輪明神 Miwa-myōjin), is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. The shrine is noted because it contains no sacred images or objects because it is believed to serve Mount Miwa, the mountain on which it stands. For the same reason, it has a worship hall, but no place for the deity to be housed . In this sense, it is a model of what the first Shinto shrines were like.
Ōyamato Shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in Tenri, Nara in Japan. The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Ōyamato Shrine.