Takatori Castle Ruins

Takatori Castle Ruins

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近鉄壺阪山駅→徒歩2時間。または奈良交通バス壺阪寺前行きで11分、バス停:壺阪寺前下車、徒歩1時間
15 km via National Route 169 from Katsuragi IC on the Minami-Sakurai Road, 50 minutes

Business Hours

Free to visit

Price

Free to visit

Spot Category

Ruins・Historical Sites・Castle Remains

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Takatori Town Tourist Information Center Yume Soukan

A tourist information center and free rest area renovated from a kimono merchant's house from the Taisho era. You can also watch a CG video recreating Takatori Castle, and the "Kusuri Museum" located behind it displays materials related to the pharmaceutical industry, a local industry of Takatori.

Uemura Family Nagaya Gate

Originally the residence of the chief retainer of the former Takatori Domain, it is now the home of the descendants of the domain lord, the Uemura family. The nagaya gate facing the road is remarkably long, measuring 39 m in width. The raised white plaster and the lattice-patterned namako wall exude a sense of heaviness. Only external viewing is allowed.

Longsenji Temple

The root dojo of Shugendo, which is invariably attended by those who aspire to Mt. [Omine-san], is said to be the beginning when an actor discovered a spring in the Dorogawa and celebrated the Great King of Yagai. The gayer cleans himself with the shimizu of the precinct before entering the mountain.

Golden Mare Shrine

World Heritage Site Enki Shiki Nai Taisha Mei Shrine. It is an old shrine that stands quietly in Okushinhon of Mt. Yoshino, and is the god of the landowner of Mt. Kinen (from Mt. Yoshino to Mt. A World Heritage shrine dedicated to Kanayama Bikokami [Kanayama Hikokami], also known as Kinsei Myojin [Konsho Myojin]. Since the Middle Ages, it is known as the line of Shugendo. A gilt-copper kyoshiki (national treasure) buried by Fujiwara Michinosho was excavated during the Edo period. A little further down the shrine, the Hidden Tower of the Yoshitsugu, which is said to have been hidden by a pursuer, remains. When he was surrounded by his pursuers, he kicked the roof and ran away, so he is also called a tower of kicking.

Golden Temple

It is said to have been founded in the late Heian period by Taira Shigemori. The three statues of the Honson Yakushi of the Fujiwara era are enshrined in the main hall. It is also known as a famous place of button, and in the season, 1000 glossy buttons of 100 species bloom. Azalea, Oyama Aenge and Small Chrysanthemum are also beautiful.

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