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Sakurai Destination Guide

Explore Sakurai in Japan

Sakurai in the region of Nara with its 62,964 inhabitants is a town in Japan - some 232 mi or ( 374 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sakurai

Current time in Sakurai is now 07:28 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zengi, Yokohama, Edo, Tenri, and Soga. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zengi . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Sakurai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Butterfly Garden @ Kashihara City Insectarium, Nara Japan 2009/11/04 DMC-TZ7(ZS3) AVCHD Lite

8:32 min by nhhara
Views: 1512 Rating: 5.00

Butterflies @ Kashihara City Insectarium, Nara Japan 2009/11/04 ..

明日香村散策.wmv

10:21 min by xwomann77
Views: 1190 Rating: 0.00

石舞台古墳から万葉文化会館そして徒歩で飛鳥駅までを撮影しました。 ..


本薬師寺跡 ホテイアオイが咲き始めました。(奈良県橿原市)

0:56 min by kashiharacityoffice
Views: 486 Rating: 0.00

ホテイアオイが咲き始めました。 本薬師寺跡周囲にある1.4ヘクタールの水田には、毎年7月初旬に約14000株が植えつけられ、最盛期には約400000株の美しい紫色の花が水田一面に広がります。 water hyacinth began to bloom ..

卑弥呼の庄 倉橋ため池 2010.03.28.

3:12 min by shimizharikyushiatu
Views: 445 Rating: 0.00

ボート20分 3人 600円 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Daifuku Station

Daifuku Station is a train station in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.51 135.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Nara Prefecture

Miminashi Station

Miminashi Station is a train station in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Located at 34.51 135.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Nara Prefecture

Asuka-dera

Asuka-dera, also known as Hōkō-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara. Asuka-dera is regarded as one of the oldest in Japan.

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Located at 34.48 135.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture

Asuka, Yamato

Asuka, Yamato was one of the Imperial capitals of Japan during the Asuka period (538 – 710 AD), which takes its name from this place. It is located in the present-day village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture.

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Located at 34.48 135.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Former capitals of Japan

Fujiwara-kyō

was the Imperial capital of Japan for sixteen years, between 694 and 710. It was located in Yamato Province, having been moved from nearby Asuka. However, the name Fujiwara-kyō was never used in the Nihon Shoki. During those times it was recorded as Aramashi-kyō (新益京). As of 2006, ongoing excavations have revealed construction on the site of Fujiwara-kyō as early as 682, near the end of the reign of Emperor Temmu.

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Located at 34.50 135.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 690 establishments, Asuka period, Former capitals of Japan, Planned capitals

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sakurai

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