Muro-ji Temple 室生寺
Muro-ji is one of Uda City’s best spots for autumn foliage. Nio-mon Gate and Yoroi-zaka Slope look quite beautiful when surrounded with colored leaves. Night illumination is held during the foliage season.
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| Address |
78 Muro, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0421 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Muroguchi-Ono Station, take a bus bound for ‘Murou-ji’. Get off at ‘Murou-ji Mae’. |
| Flowering Period |
mid-November |
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Ono-ji Temple 大野寺
Across the Uda River stands a huge Magaibutsu (a huge Buddha figure carved on the rock). Japanese maple leaves look stunning when they are lit up by the setting sun.
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| Address |
1680 Murou-Ono, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0315 |
| Access |
From Muroguchi-Ono Station, walk for 5 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
mid-November |
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Torimiyama Park 鳥見山公園
This park is associated with the mythology of Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. In autumn, Magatama Pond looks beautiful with colored leaves.
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| Address |
Haibara-Hagihara, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0253 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station (North Exit), take a bus bound for ‘Hari IC’. Get off at ‘Uda Police Office’, then walk for 30 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Kaicho-ji Temple 戒長寺
Kaicho-ji Temple is known for its rare species of ginkgo tree called ‘Ohatsuki-icho’ (gingko nuts with leaves) which has been designated as a prefectural natural monument. A beautiful yellow carpet of gingko leaves is quite a sight.
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| Addres |
386 Haibara-Kaiba, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0201 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Tenmadai Higashi 3 Cho-me’. Get off at ‘Tenmadai Higashi 2 Cho-me’, then walk for 30 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Late November |
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Sakurami Shrine 桜実神社
In front of the shrine lies a huge Japanese maple tree which turns brilliant red in autumn. This shrine is known for its ‘Yatsufusa Sugi’, the 2000-year-old giant cedar. It is believed to have been planted by Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan.
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| Address |
764 Utano-Sakura, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-2224 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Utano’. Get off at ‘Sakurami-Jinja Mae’, then walk for 10 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Daigan-ji Temple 大願寺
Daigan-ji used to be a temple for the Oda clan to pray. A huge Japanese maple tree at the temple gate turns stunnning red. The temple’s restaurant offers medicinal herb cuisine.
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| Address |
736 Ouda-Hiroo, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-2164 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for Ouda. Get off at the final stop ‘Ouda’, then walk for 5 minutes. Daigan-ji is located in the back of the Roadside Station Ouda. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Tokugen-ji Temple 徳源寺
This temple is the family temple of the Uda Matsuyama Domain under the Oda clan. A five-ring pagoda (Oda family’s tombstone) stands in the temple ground.
Currently the load to the‘Gorinto’is closed due to a collapse.
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| Address |
830 Ouda-Iwamuro, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-2116 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Ouda’. Get off at ‘Nishiyama’, then walk for 10 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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World Maple Park ‘Hirara’ カエデの郷ひらら
This park has 1200 kinds of maple trees collected from around the world. Colorful maple leaves make a great contrast against the old wooden schoolhouse.
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| Address |
135-2 Utano-Furuichiba, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-2226 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Utano’. Get off at ‘Furuichiba’, then walk for 5 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Karato Pass カラト峠
Evening view and autumn leaves create quite a sight before sunset.
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| Address |
Haibara-Akabane, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0213 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Sonimura Yakuba’. Get off at ‘Takai’, then walk for an hour. This pass is about a 20-minute walk from Butsuryu-ji Temple. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Murou Dam 室生ダム
It looks beautiful when trees are reflected on the lake.
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| Address |
Murou-Ono, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0315 |
| Access |
From Muroguchi-Ono Station, walk for 20 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Yamato-Fuji (Mt. Nukai) 大和富士（額井岳）
The shape of the mountain looks exactly like the kanji standing for ‘mountain’ (山）.
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| Address |
Haibara-Nukai, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0208 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Tenmadai Higashi 4 Cho-me’. Get off at ‘Tenmadai Higashi 2 Chome’, then walk for about one hour and a half. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Ryuchin Falls 龍鎮渓谷
The falls look beautiful when leaves fall into the stream.
Ryuchin Shrine standing by the stream adds a sacred atmosphere to the waterfall.
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| Address |
Haibara-Nisaka, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0211 |
| Access |
From Muroguchi-Ono Station, walk toward Muro Dam for about 45 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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The Buddha Stone Statues on Mt. Hirai-Taishi 平井大師山石仏群
Hirai-Taishi Temple is surrounded with a hundred stone figures of Buddha, most of which were created by a well-known stonemason, ‘Tanba-no-Sakichi’, together with his apprentices in the late Edo period.
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| Address |
630, Utano-Hirai, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-2201 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Utano’. Get off at ‘Uta-Fujii’, then walk for 30 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Hibariyama Seiren-ji Temple 日張山青蓮寺
In the temple ground, a huge Japanese maple tree by the hanging bell is ablaze with red in autumn. Located deep within the mountain, this temple is a perfect place to get away from the bustle of everyday.
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| Address |
1439, Utano-Ukashi, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-2223 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Higashiyoshino-mura Yakuba’. Get off at ‘Ukashi’, then walk for 45 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Taguchi Mikumari Shrine 田口水分神社
There is a huge ginkgo tree inside the shrine grounds. This shrine’s autumn festival features traditional ‘Shishi-mai’ (lion dance).
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| Address |
1081, Murou-Shimotaguchi, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0422 |
| Access |
> From Muroguchi-Ono Station, take a bus bound for ‘Murou-ji’. Get off at ‘Murou-ji Mae’, then walk for 35 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Shiratori Shrine 白鳥神社
There is a myth that a Japanese legendary prince ‘Yamato Takeru’ turned into a swan and rested himself at this shrine.
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| Address |
2494, Murou-Sanbonmatsu, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-0317 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Sanbonmatsu Station, walk for 10 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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Atago Shrine 愛宕神社
This huge Japanese maple tree is ablaze with red in autumn.
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| Address |
2086, Ouda-Kamicha, Uda City, Nara Prefecture, 633-2171 |
| Access |
From Kintetsu Haibara Station, take a bus bound for ‘Ouda’. Get off at ‘Nishiyama’, then walk for 7 minutes. |
| Flowering Period |
Mid-November |
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