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伏見稲荷大社

Fushimi Inari Shrine

4.6 (80,000 reviews)

31.5 km from selected city

Viewpoint
Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu-dera

4.6 (60,000 reviews)

Hillside temple with a wooden stage over the city

1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0862, Japan

34.5 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical MonumentViewpoint
Nara Park

Nara Park

4.6 (50,000 reviews)

Park of over 1,000 tame bowing deer

469 Zoshicho, Nara 630-8211, Japan

3.5 km from selected city

Park

Sanjusangen-do

4.6 (20,000 reviews)

Hall of 1,001 gilded statues of Kannon

657 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0941, Japan

33.8 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical Monument
Dotonbori

Dotonbori

4.5 (60,000 reviews)

28.0 km from selected city

City Gate
Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)

4.5 (60,000 reviews)

Gold-leaf pavilion mirrored in a pond

1 Kinkakujicho, Kita, Kyoto 603-8361, Japan

40.0 km from selected city

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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

4.5 (40,000 reviews)

Giant aquarium built around a whale-shark tank

1-1-10 Kaigandori, Minato, Osaka 552-0022, Japan

34.6 km from selected city

Aquarium
Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle

4.4 (80,000 reviews)

Reconstructed castle keep amid moats and a park

1-1 Osakajo, Chuo, Osaka 540-0002, Japan

25.5 km from selected city

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ハルカス300

Abeno Harukas 300

4.5 (20,000 reviews)

24, 大阪市 545-0052

27.1 km from selected city

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Gion

4.5 (20,000 reviews)

Geisha quarter of wooden teahouses

Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0074, Japan

35.5 km from selected city

Historical MonumentTourist Attraction

Kasuga Taisha

4.5 (15,000 reviews)

Forest shrine of 3,000 lanterns

160 Kasuganocho, Nara 630-8212, Japan

4.0 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical Monument
Kyoto Imperial Palace

Kyoto Imperial Palace

4.5 (15,000 reviews)

Former residence of the emperors in Kyoto Gyoen park

3 Kyotogyoen, Kamigyo, Kyoto 602-0881, Japan

38.0 km from selected city

Historical MonumentPark
Tenryu-ji

Tenryu-ji

4.5 (15,000 reviews)

Zen temple with a 14th-century landscape garden

68 Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo, Kyoto 616-8385, Japan

38.7 km from selected city

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Sannenzaka

Sannenzaka

4.5 (10,000 reviews)

Stone-stepped lane of old shops below Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0862, Japan

34.6 km from selected city

Historical MonumentTourist Attraction
空中庭園展望台

Umeda Sky Building

4.4 (30,000 reviews)

Concept attraction within circular observatory area, on top of the tall building. 高層ビルの屋上にある円形の展望台エリアのアトラクションをモチーフにしたコンセプチュアルガーデンです。

28.9 km from selected city

Viewpoint
Isuien Garden

Isuien Garden

4.6 (3,000 reviews)

Stroll garden borrowing the view of Todai-ji

74 Suimoncho, Nara 630-8208, Japan

2.9 km from selected city

Garden

Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)

4.4 (20,000 reviews)

Zen temple with a raked-sand garden and moss

2 Ginkakujicho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8402, Japan

38.0 km from selected city

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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

4.3 (40,000 reviews)

Path through towering bamboo stalks

Sagaogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Ukyo, Kyoto 616-8394, Japan

38.9 km from selected city

ParkTourist Attraction
Kofuku-ji

Kofuku-ji

4.4 (10,000 reviews)

Temple of the five-storey pagoda and National Treasure Museum

48 Noboriojicho, Nara 630-8213, Japan

2.4 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical Monument
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama

Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama

4.4 (10,000 reviews)

Hilltop park of wild macaques with city views

8 Arashiyama Genrokuzancho, Nishikyo, Kyoto 616-0004, Japan

38.0 km from selected city

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Nishiki Market

Nishiki Market

4.3 (30,000 reviews)

"Kyoto's kitchen" - a covered food-market street

Nishikikoji-dori, Nakagyo, Kyoto 604-8054, Japan

35.8 km from selected city

Tourist Attraction
新世界

Shinsekai

4.3 (20,000 reviews)

27.6 km from selected city

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Kyoto Tower

4.2 (20,000 reviews)

33.9 km from selected city

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Naramachi

4.3 (5,000 reviews)

Merchant quarter of latticed wooden houses

Naramachi, Nara 630-8333, Japan

2.5 km from selected city

Historical MonumentTourist Attraction
黒門市場

Kuromon Market

4.0 (30,000 reviews)

27.4 km from selected city

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奈良いきものミュージアム

0.3 km from selected city

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奈良金魚ミュージアム

0.3 km from selected city

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平城宮跡

1.1 km from selected city

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造酒司井戸

1.1 km from selected city

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推定宮内省

1.1 km from selected city

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展望デッキ

1.2 km from selected city

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第一次大極殿復原事業情報館

1.4 km from selected city

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平城天皇陵

1.5 km from selected city

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村田美術

2.2 km from selected city

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ならまち糞虫館

2.3 km from selected city

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奈良町資料館

2.5 km from selected city

Museum

墨の資料館

2.5 km from selected city

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元興寺総合収蔵庫

2.5 km from selected city

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春日西塔跡

2.8 km from selected city

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池の庭

2.9 km from selected city

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春日東塔跡

2.9 km from selected city

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前園

3.0 km from selected city

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苔の庭

3.0 km from selected city

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茶花の庭

3.0 km from selected city

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元正天皇陵

3.0 km from selected city

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後園

3.0 km from selected city

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東大寺ミュージアム

3.1 km from selected city

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頭塔 (Zuto Tower)

3.2 km from selected city

Ruins

教育資料館

3.6 km from selected city

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お土居の松

3.8 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

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