NARA CHERRY BLOSSOM
Nara Cherry Blossom - Nara Prefecture features the best Cherry Blossom location in Japan, Yoshino. Nara has several other great Cherry Blossom locations.
There are so many great locations for cherry blossom viewing in Nara Prefecture. This list includes the sites on Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots (marked in yellow), plus some other notable locations. Within each section the locations are sorted alphabetically and not in order of quality.
Koriyama Castle (also known as Yamato Koriyama Castle) is a mountain top style Japanese Castle which was completed in 1580. Koriyama Castle is located Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture. Today only some of the walls, moats, turret and gates remain. Koriyama Castle is surrounded by gardens and is considered one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. | |
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Nara Park is a large public park (660 ha) and is a major focus of the famous sites of Nara including several sites that make up the UNESCO World Heritage Listing of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". Nara Park is designated one of the "Places of Scenic Beauty" by the Japanese Government. Nara Park contains over 1,200 wild sika deer which were considered sacred, but are now considered a National Treasure. |
Mount Yoshino, located in Nara Prefecture, is famous for the best cherry blossom in Japan. Mount Yoshino features around 30,000 cherry blossom trees which blossom over an extended period and is included in the list of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. | |
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Heijo Palace was the former Imperial Palace during the Nara Period, when Nara was the capital of Japan. Today little remains above the ground of the original buildings and there is now a reconstruction of Suzakumon (gate) to the palace. Heijo Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and forms part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" listing. |