scenic viewpoint
Mount Yoshino
Japan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Nara, Japan · Asia
Kashiwara is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Asuka, 34km from Osaka Castle.
Kashiwara is a city located in Nara, Japan. With a population of 120,922, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Kashiwara sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kashiwara to your route.
Wakigami Station (掖上駅, Wakigami-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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Kashiwara is located in Nara, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 34.4500 latitude, 135.7667 longitude.
Kashiwara has a population of approximately 120,922 people, making it a city in Japan.
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Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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scenic viewpoint
Japan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A vast public park home to over a thousand free-roaming sacred deer that bow for crackers from delighted visitors.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Home to the world's largest bronze Buddha statue, housed within one of the largest wooden buildings ever constructed.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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A sacred mountaintop temple settlement and headquarters of Shingon Buddhism, where visitors can stay in temple lodgings and walk through an ancient cemetery.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A Japanese castle that played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century, set among sprawling urban parklands.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Osaka's dazzling neon-lit entertainment and street food district along the Dotonbori canal, famed for its giant animated signs.
34 km · about 40 min drive
restaurant
An Osaka institution open since 1910, serving meishi curry with the rice already mixed through the sauce and a raw egg on top, to be stirred in with Worcestershire sauce.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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One of the world's largest public aquariums in Osaka featuring a massive Pacific Ocean tank with whale sharks.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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