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New Year holidays Nara / Kashihara Recommended New Year's visit spot information
Recommended New Year's visit spot to celebrate a bright new year
There are many shrines and temples with an eternal history in Nara Prefecture.
Here are some of the best spots for New Year's visit.
New Year's visit spot
Abe Bunjuin
It is one of the oldest temples in Japan, founded in 645 (645). The main god is the Wenju Bodhisattva, which is also famous for the purpose of "If you come by three people, the wisdom of Wenju". Many examinees visit each year to fulfill their academic work and pray for success.
[Address] 645, Abe, Sakurai-shi, Nara
[Seeing time] 9:00～17:00
[Access] About 15 minutes by car from the hotel
Muro-ji Temple
In the past, Kongo-buji Temple was banned from women, but since women have been allowed to worship for a long time, it has been popular as "Women Takano". The five-storied pagoda (national treasure) built in the late Nara period is 16 meters high and is the smallest tower in Japan to stand outdoors.
[Address] 78, Murou, Uda-shi
[Seeing time] 8:30～17:00（12/1～3/31 9:00～16:00）
[Access] About 50 minutes by car from the hotel
Kashihara-jingu Shrine
Founded in 1890 (1890). The first emperor, Emperor Jinmu, and Empress Ehime, the Empress of Isuzuhime. Emperor Jinmu, a descendant of Amaterasu Ogami, headed east from Takachiho, Kyushu to the center of the country, aiming to create a rich and peaceful country, overcoming unimaginable hardships, and at the foot of the southeastern part of Mount Unebi. Founded Kashihara Shrine and was crowned as the first emperor. It is said that there is a sacred virtue of "good luck / invitation" and "health / longevity" because he achieved a big business after various difficulties and achieved a longevity of 127 years old.
[Address] 934, Kumecho, Kashihara-shi, Nara
[Open/close gate time] [December-January] 6: 30-17: 00, [February-March] 6: 30-17: 30, [April-May] 6: 00-18: 00, [June-July] 5: 30-18: 00, [August-September] 6: 00-18: 00, [1]
※It is subject to change due to events.
※12/31 to 1/7 are specified separately.
[Access] About 10 minutes on foot from the hotel
Omiwa-jinja Shrine
One of the oldest shrines in Japan. The shrine is Mt. Miwa itself and there is no main shrine, and worships Miwayama through the Mitsu Torii at the back of the worship hall (important cultural property). The god of worship is the great lord Oga, known as the god of nation-building.
[Address] 1422, Miwa, Sakurai-shi, Nara
[Access] About 25 minutes by car from the hotel
Hase-dera Temple
A magnificent temple that is the origin of Hase-dera Temple, which exists in many countries throughout the country, and has 3,000 end temples. It is popular as "Mitera", where the precincts are colored with flowers throughout the four seasons, and it delights many pilgrims.
[Address] 731-1, Hase, Sakurai-shi, Nara
[Entrance time] [April-September] 8: 30-17: 00, [October-November, March] 9: 00-17: 00, [December-February] 9: 00-16: 30
[Access] About 35 minutes by car from the hotel
<Notes>
・The image is an image.
・For details, please refer to the official website of each shrine and temple.
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