Places to Visit near Nara: Top 25 of 648 places to visit within 25 km
There are 648 places to visit within 25 km of central Nara in a straight line. The closest is Daian-ji Temple, about 2 km away. The one English-speaking readers look up most is Tōdai-ji Temple.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tōdai-ji Temple 東大寺 | Buddhist temple | 3 km |
| Hōryū-ji Temple 法隆寺 | Buddhist temple | 10 km |
| Nara Park 奈良公園 | Park | 4 km |
| Byōdō-in Temple 平等院 | Buddhist temple | 23 km |
| Kasuga-taisha 春日大社 | Shinto shrine | 4 km |
| Kōfuku-ji Temple 興福寺 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Nintendo Museum ニンテンドーミュージアム | Museum | 23 km |
| Yakushi-ji Temple 薬師寺 | Buddhist temple | 3 km |
| Ōmiwa Shrine 大神神社 | Shinto shrine | 18 km |
| Isonokami Jingū 石上神宮 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Asuka-dera Temple 飛鳥寺 | Buddhist temple | 23 km |
| Ujigami Shrine 宇治上神社 | Shinto shrine | 23 km |
| Kashihara Jingū 橿原神宮 | Shinto shrine | 22 km |
| Tōshōdai-ji Temple 唐招提寺 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Mount Wakakusa 若草山 | Mountain | 5 km |
| Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area 法隆寺地域の仏教建造物 | Buddhist temple | 10 km |
| Gangō-ji Temple 元興寺 | Buddhist temple | 3 km |
| Mount Miwa 三輪山 | Mountain | 18 km |
| Daian-ji Temple 大安寺 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Nara National Museum 奈良国立博物館 | Museum | 3 km |
| Kasugayama Primeval Forest 春日山原始林 | Shinto shrine | 5 km |
| Hase-dera Temple 長谷寺 | Buddhist temple | 19 km |
| Saidai-ji Temple 西大寺 | Buddhist temple | 3 km |
| Iwashimizu Hachimangū 石清水八幡宮 | Shinto shrine | 24 km |
| Nigatsu-dō 東大寺二月堂 | Buddhist temple | 4 km |
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無料で見てみる →How to use this list
- Distances are straight-line figures from the centre of Nara, calculated from map coordinates. Real travel time depends on the route and transfers.
- The list shows the places English-speaking readers look up most (by English Wikipedia page views), not simply the nearest ones.
- Open each place for its nearest station, a map link and the official website where available.
- Opening days, hours and prices change. Please confirm them on each official website before you travel.
Source: location data from Wikidata (CC0). Distances are calculated by this website.