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Best views in Nara

10 lookouts and viewpoints in Nara.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Best views in Nara

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    Kasuga Taisha

    春日大社

    Worth a visit for the beautiful approach, through the Kasuga-yama Primeval Forest (see below), more than the temple itself. What Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Taisha is for torii, Kasuga Taisha is for stone lanterns. Notice the giant rack of sake barrels near the front gate and the fountain-statue of a giant buck. The temple is occasionally closed for services, but a walk around the outside is likely to be no less rewarding.

    Open now · closes 5 pmGrounds free, inside of shrine ¥500, treasure hall ¥400 · Free entry · Heritage listed

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    Mount Kasuga

    297 m high

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    Mt. Wakakusa

    342 m high

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    A lot of lined stoned lanterns

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    Back Garden

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    Front Garden

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    Garden of tea flowers

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    Moss garden

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    Pond Garden

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    Sunset Viewing Point

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Nara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.