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Kashihara

Filled with cuisine,cafés,and seasonal spots

Enjoy Kashihara with all the fivesenses, even the sixth sense!

Directions to Kashihara City
Tokyo Station

By
Train

Nagoya Station
Osaka Station
Osaka Station

By Car

Yamato-Yagi Station (About 3 hours 10 minutes)
Yamato-Yagi Station (About 1 hour 50 minutes)

Kintetsu Limited
Yamato-Yagi Station (About 1 hour)
Tsuruhashi Station
Express
Kintetsu Limited Kashiharajingu-mae(About 50 minutes)
Tennoji Station / Osaka Abenobashi Station
StationExpress

About 14 km to central Kashihara City on the Nishi-Meihan Expressway from the Tenri Interchange on the Meihan Expressway
About 22 km to central Kashihara City on the Minami-Hanna Expressway from Mihara Junction on the Hanwa Expressway

By Airport Bus

Inquiries

Shinkansen
Kintetsu Limited
Kyoto Station
bullet train
Express
Kintetsu Limited Express

About 1 hour to Yamato-Yagi Station by limousine bus from Kansai International Airport

Tourism Information Centers
The central and southern areas of Nara Pref.
Kashihara City Tourism Information Center
1-6-8 Naizen-cho
9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Open year-round MAP C-2

Asuka Region Tourism Information
Kashihara Tourism Infomation
Center Jingumae
652-2 Kume-cho
9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Open year-round MAP C-4

Kashihara City Volunteer Tour Guides
Volunteer guides introduce Kashihara,providing clear explanations of its
highlights, cuisine, history, and culture.
Guide charge: Free
(1,000 yen per guide for transportation
expenses / Separate charge for foodexpenses if time overlaps with meal times)(Kashihara City Tourism Association)

Kashihara City
Tourism Association*Please direct accommodation-related requests to accommodation facilities*The information published in this pamphlet is valid as of February 15, 2019 if not indicated otherwise. There may be changes from this information, so please inquire with each facility for the latest information and details.
*The various costs printed in this pamphlet are the total prices with the 8% consumption tax already included.

The Avocado Bowl, the mostpopular dish, uses a wholeavocado and is topped with asoft-boiled egg and Italianpancetta. Try it during lunchtime
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The café interior, a renovated row
house from the early Showa
period, has a counter (4 seats),
tables (6 seats) and a tatami
room (4 people).“Koma-tsunagi”
means a ring used to tie horses
and cows to the house in the Edo
period in Imai-cho. The coffee
uses beans roasted at Tomitaya
in the neighborhood.

Try the Koma-tsunagi tiramisu
in a Yoshino cedar container.
MutsukiThis café opened in April 2018. Its
menu features the owner's homemade
sweets, light meals, and seasonal drinksthat pair well with the flavor of theingredients. The tiramisu made withmany layers of dried persimmons,matcha mizuyokan jelly, home-made redbean jam, cheese cream, and more, isthis café's top recommendation. It has agood bittersweet taste!

Get lost in the Edo period
A stroll through Imai-cho

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A place where lifestyle and history coexist,
Imai-cho still has the appearance of the Edo period.
Imai-cho was once so prosperous that there was asaying that“70% of Yamato's gold can be found within Imai.”
Many dignified buildings still remain. About one third ofits 1,500 buildings are traditional. Enjoy a relaxed ramble among them.

An extraordinarily comfortable café
to relax in whenever your visit.
Hackberry
Located in an old, traditional, self-renovatedhouse. It bustles with many customers
throughout the day, and its extensive menu
features Japanese and western fusion lunches,
homemade cakes, western pancakes, andmore. Its stylish, warm interior is great.

Discover fresh soy sauce
fermented through the power of nature.
Tsuneoka Soy Sauce Brewery
The brewer maintains the traditional production
method of soy sauce prepared in Yoshino cedar
vats since its establishment in the Meiji period.
The moromi main mash is fermented over a longtime period by carefully laying it out for one to
two years. The resulting soy sauce has awell-rounded aroma and is full of flavor. It's
available in sample sizes, such as a 200 ml
bottle, so it's great as a souvenir.

1-3-3 Imai-cho MAP G-6

A Japanese café renovatedfrom a treasured, traditional,
300-year-old house.

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The carefully maintained original
appearance of a mid-Edo-period
townhouse with repairs andrenovations spanning 13 generations.

Many unique cafés

Former Kometani Residence
Once owned by the Kometani family, it is now
an Important Cultural Property open to the
public. It has an impressive architectural stylewith a gabled roof, hon-kawarabuki tile-roofing,
and a hirairi main entrance. The interior has awide earthen floor, a rarity in Imai-cho, averanda facing the back garden, and otherfeatures, and photographs are encouraged.

Café Furui
The quintessence of Imai-cho's traditionalarchitecture, the space has the original
appearance of an Imai-cho house such as
beams and latticed windows. It has a sweets
and café menu with items such as black
sesame pudding, as well as light meals suchas Kakinohazushi(sushi wrapped withpersimmon leaf), soba noodles and more.
There is also a tea garden next door wherepets are allowed, so come here to have arelaxing time.

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It has a seagull motif
because its first location
was near Uno Port inOkayama.

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Enticing with its attractive
menu and friendliness.
Unomachi Café Nara
The second location of thispopular Okayama café opened in
December 2018 in Imai-cho. In
addition to photogenic parfait andlassi you'll want to upload tosocial media, there are also toast,curry, and more. The back terrace
is recommended for relaxing
during the warm seasons.
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An old hardware merchant's
house where you can experience
the Edo period lifestyle.

The seasonal crèmebrûlée parfait withstrawberry sorbet andmilk pudding has alight, refreshingaftertaste.

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A historic sake brewery
operated since the Edo period.
Kawai Sake Brewery
With its main house designated as a national
Important Cultural Property, this is Imai-cho's
only sake brewery. The building offers a glimpse
at wealthy merchants with its tatami room andother features on the second floor. It is possible
to visit (for a fee) the exhibition room showing
precious sake brewing equipment during theperiod outside the brewing season (aroundspring to October).

For the start of a stroll,learn the history of Imai-cho.

A truly treasured castle-like building
rebuilt in 1650.

Hanairaka, Imai-cho Information Center

Imanishi Family ResidenceThis archival center in an old educational
museum from the Meiji period is located in thesoutheast corner of Imai-cho. It has displaysthat explain the history of Imai-cho. It also has
coin-operated parking spaces, making it theperfect spot for people arriving by car.

Living on the west side of Imai-cho, this family held the rank ofSotoshiyori (town elder). It is said that during the summer siegeof Osaka, because the fifth generation head of the family
protected the west entrance to Imai-cho from Toyotomi Hideyori,
he was offered the name of Imanishi by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The
splendid building and interior courtyard are worth seeing.

2-3-5 Imai-cho

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1-7-8 Imai-cho MAP G-6➡See p.10 for product information

Mt.Unebiyama

Mt.
Kaguyama

Mountains that appear inJapanese myths and waka poetry.

Mt.
Miminashiyama

Yamato Sanzan

Heal yourself with the fragrance of flowers

Yamato Sanzan (three mountains of Yamato) is thegeneral term for Mt.Kaguyama, Mt.Unebiyama, and
Mt.Miminashiyama in Kashihara City. The
mountains are unchanged since ancient times.
Mt.Kaguyama, known as“heavenly Mt.Kaguyama,”
was said to have descended from heaven in the
Fudoki (ancient local reports). Mt.Unebiyama has
the shrine of Emperor Jimmu at its base.

Although it is the second largest city in the prefecture after Nara City, Kashihara City has many tranquil landscapes.
Lovely flowers welcome you to historic landmarks and temples. The representative highlights are introduced here.

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This is theplace to see
Nara's characteristic
scenery!

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Because the view
from the Fujiwara
Palace Ruins to
Mt.Kaguyama has noconcrete buildings, it
seems like a location
in a movie by director
Kawase Naomi.

See hidden history
in a casual atmosphere
Located in the center of Nara Prefecture, Kashihara City is alive with thehistory of various eras. Open up your senses and take a relaxed walk to
discover several legends amidst the casual atmosphere.

The location of Japan's first capital
Fujiwara Palace Ruins
Fujiwara capital was a large city andthe first capital in Japanese history
during the time spanning the Asuka
period and the Nara period. The palaceruins remain as an expansive field withthe appearance from 1,300 years ago.
You can enjoy seasonal flowers andviews of the Yamato Sanzan mountains.
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Enshrines the Amano Iwato Rock
Amano Iwato-jinja Shrine

Foodie Spot
Tearoom at
the rose temple

Spellbound by thefragrance of roses

Known as aflower temple

Violet flowers
floating on water

A sprawlingcarpet of flowers

Café Ofusa

Ofusa-Kannon Temple

Kume-dera Temple

Relax with tea while gazing out at
Enkutei garden behind the main
temple building. The damask rose
essence juice is the most popular.
Cool off withshaved ice
while listening
to the windchimes insummer.

Fujiwara Palace Ruins

This commoners’temple isbeloved as a temple forhealth. About 4,000 flowers,
including English rose, inabout 3,800 varieties of richrose fragrance and colors
overflow the grounds.

This temple was built by theyounger brother of Prince
Shotoku at the wishes ofEmpress Suiko. A hydrangea
garden is opened in earlysummer to the public with
3,500 flowers of about 40
varieties. The Thunberg's
meadowsweets in March andazaleas in May are also
famous.

Moto Yakushi-ji
Temple Ruins

6-22 Ofusa-cho
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Roses
mid-May to mid-June /mid-October to early November

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Hydrangeas
early June to early July

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This temple was thepredecessor to Yakushi-ji
Temple in Nishinokyo of Nara
City. The roughly 14,000
water hyacinths growing inthe surrounding fallow fields
will enrich your heart with
their lovely faint violet color.
Kidono-cho MAP D-4
Water hyacinths
late August to early September

Multicolored flowers thrive inthis vast area of land,
including about 2.5 million
canola blossoms, 11 varietiesof lotus flowers, and cosmos
flowers that completely cover
30,000 square meters.
Takadono-cho, etc.
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Rape blossoms early to mid-April
Lotus

early July to mid-August

Cosmosearly to mid-OctoberThis ancient shrine enshrines therock that concealed the sun
goddess Amaterasu according tolegend, and lacks a main shrinebuilding. The“miracle of 7 bamboo
trees”originates from here, inwhich old bamboo trees wither and
7 new trees are grown each year. 772 Minamiura-cho MAP E-3

Sanaburiya
Sanaburi is the holiday
after rice planting. This
shop still sells the ricecakes eaten on the last
rice-planting day. They
are characterized by their
granulated texture made with half whole
wheat and half sticky rice.
243 Nawate-cho MAP C-3

The area around Mt.Kaguyama,
the subject of religious beliefs,
has many old shrines. From thestarting point, it takes about 10
minutes to climb the hill-likemountain with an elevation of
152.4 meters.

Step into the legendary world
Uneotsutamoto-jinja Shrine

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Kashihara Festivals

Foodie Spot
Fragrant race cake freshly
pounded each morning

walk around themost sacred Mt.
Kaguyama

There are regional festivals held throughout Nara
Prefecture. Kashihara City too has many traditional
events passed down for generations.

Kume-dera Temple
Nerikuyo

Horanya Fire Festival

May 3 at Kume-dera Temple

Shrine and Hachiman-jinja

A festival before the busy
farming season in spring. A
roughly-100-meter bridge linedwith 25 bodhisattvas thatevokes the bridge of Amida
Buddha that connects ourtransient world and theBuddhist Pure Land.

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August 15 at Kasuga-jinja

A summer fire festival
representative of Nara which isalso a Prefectural Intangible
Folk Cultural Property. It is amajestic, bustling festival inwhich 16 torches are dedicatedat Hachiman-jinja Shrine andKasuga-jinja Shrine in
Higashibojo-cho. MAP B-3·4

Enshrines the goddess
Nakisawame. According to the
Kojiki (Records of Ancient
Matters), Nakisawame was bornfrom the tears shed by the god
Izanagi, who had lost his wife.
Experience its quiet, sacredatmosphere.

Feel the Edo period
Yagi Fudanotsuji Exchange Center
The Hirataya inn was on the crossing of the oldroads known as Shimotsu-Michi St. and Yoko-Oji
St. Looking at the building with its old appearance,
let you experience the feelings of a time past,when this was acrossing for people
going east for theIse pilgrimage andsouth for the Omine
pilgrimage.
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Homemade soba noodles
and à la carte dishes

Suian

The authentic Szechuanmapo tofu, a signature dishthat expertly combines
Szechuan peppers andchili peppers, as well as
the steamed meat
dumplings made with
Baaku pork from Izumisawa
Farm in Gojo are mustorders! Eat them while
they're piping hot.

The soba noodles made each morning by the owner
are thin with a smooth texture. The Imaizen isrecommended, with soba noodles served in broth or
separately in a basket as well as a seasonal item andtempura. At night, in addition to soba, it turns into alittle restaurant serving
seasonal fish and vegetables.
Enjoy this with local Narasake.
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It's best to visit as early as
possible at lunch as there aremany local regulars. There arecounter seats and a tatami
room in the restaurant.

Enjoy the lively
local ambiance
Chinese Bar

Mitsukan

Various types ofdelicious restaurants in Kashihara City

A popular restaurant in the northwest area of Yamato-Yagi Station known
as“Ura-Yagi”(Yagi backstreets). There are so many fans attracted to theirhealthy flavors brought out the best in seasonal ingredients from classics tooriginal creations using seafoods and vegetables. You should also try the
Chinese medicine drinks made by the owner's wife.
4-4-5 Naizen-cho MAP C-2

Soba Noodles
Half-size servings are also available,
so let the staff know.

Japanese Bar

There are many lovely restaurants you will want to go to,such as a French cuisine and soba noodles restaurant in arenovated Machiya traditioal townhouse,a bar and izakaya where locals gather, and more.

Seasonal dish (example)

Refined French
cuisine that will spark joy

Tama

The owner, fascinated by Kochi's
local sake and fish, serves withexcellent hospitality and freshseasonal ingredients.

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Tosa cuisine in a hidden
house on a backstreet

Casually beautiful,authentic Japanese cuisine

Tosa no Megumi Idaki

Kifuu

This locally-famous Kochi cuisine
restaurant is nestled in the street outside
Yagi-Nishiguchi Station. The lightly grilled
bonito sashimi has its fat still on for amelt-in-your-mouth delicious flavor ofglossy fish meat. You should also try thefried moray eel with a springy texture.

The owner, who trained at a Japaneserestaurant for 17 years, opened this kaiseki
restaurant in 2016. The lunch full-course
meal, about 11 seasonally flavored dishes
such as sashimi, a grilled dish, and aseasonal rice dish in an earthenware pot, istremendously popular every day.

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The interior, a renovated 300-year-old
warehouse, is a modern Japanese stylespace with unchanged traditional
beams of bright, plain wood.

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Roasted Jerusalem artichokes that topped with ripe
nameko mushrooms and dried enoki mushrooms
from Totsukawa Village in Nara Prefecture finishedwith a fermented mushroom sauce

Cuisine served with beautiful
presentation that seems like apainting on the dishes, madewith local Nara fresh
vegetables, meat, and fish
selected by the chef.
After feasting with your eyes,
it's time to savory the intricate
flavors of sauce and different
textures of the ingredients.
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Roasted duck raised in Mount Katsuragi garnished with purple vegetables (lower left)

Beef and mushroom
pasta with butter soy
sauce, and sea urchincarbonara withhomemade pasta. The
pasta lunch set comeswith an organic
vegetable salad (withhomemade dressing)and homemade
focaccia.

Elegance in a relaxed atmosphereTrattoria Maezawa
Strives as much as possible for its sauces, bouillon, pizza
dough, etc. to be homemade, and uses plenty of organic
vegetables centered on ingredients from Nara Prefecture.
Popular menu items are the Yamato Beef steak and thesea urchin carbonara with homemade pasta. Relax in the
open atmosphere.
2nd floor, 1-7-38
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Scallop tartare with local
vegetables, finished with Uda
saffron sauce and tomato
essence foam (lower right)

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Feel the sacred atmosphere
Relax at a retro
coffee shop

Mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu

Foodie Spot

This is the imperial tomb of Emperor Jimmu, Japan's
first emperor. Walk the long gravel approach to thelarge torii gate made of unpainted natural wood. You
can visit it together with Kashihara-jingu Shrine as it
adjoins to the north. You can also receive an imperial
tomb visit stamp at the Mausoleum Regional Office.

Café Sando
Café Sando has been
loved by local regulars
and pilgrims to
Kashihara-jingu Shrine
for about 50 years. Filledwith the appeal of ahomely coffee shop fromthe good old days,
fostered by the kind
couple who run it. There
are daily set meals forlunch.

Over 2,000 years from the Jomon period
to the Edo period!
Touch and experience Japanese history
Kashihara City, where the histories of the various eras of Japan live on, is a treasure trove of cultural assets.
By enjoying learning at the experience-based history museum,
you'll have double the excitement when actually touring the ancient tumuli and historic landmarks.

See, touch, and experience

Kashihara-jingu Shrine

Kashihara City
Museum of History

Kashihara-jingu Shrine is built on the site ofwhere Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor ofJapan, was said to be enthroned. The
expansive grounds measuring about 530,000
square meters givea refreshing feelingfilled with a pureatmosphere. You'll
want to have amajestic visit in
the early morning
surrounded bysilence.

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Look forward to what you can touch!

The Asuka area, the villageof ancient romance, is nearby.
It's recommended to visit
them all together!

Take a walk among the tumuli!

Niizawa-Senzuka
Tumuli GroupThe park adjoining the museum
is actually a group of about 600
prominent Japanese ancienttumuli. A promenade is set up
among the tumuli, and it's anice feeling to take a relaxed
walk on it. MAP B-4

A Chinese restaurant
filled with a local
atmosphere.
Shokudoraku

The surprising volume
of food comes from theowner's wish to fill the
bellies of local university
students. The restaurant
is supported by locals,such as one family offour generations thatcomes to eat there.

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Foodie Spot

Kinshi Mikuji

Features a design of the lucky birdthat guided Emperor Jimmu to
victory during the hard-fought battlewith local ruling families during thelegendary founding of Japan.

Grounds filled with nature including theForest Park where evergreen trees,such as camphors and oaks growthickly, and Fukada Lake with its quiet
grace. Take a walk while feeling divine
healing after your shrine visit.

Ayu Mikuji

With the fish that has a close
connection to Emperor Jimmu,
this omikuji fortune derives fromthe legend that a sweetfish
predicted his victory in battle.

934 Kume-choThis museum displays everything from Kashihara City's historic ruins to
excavated materials on a scale of over 2,000 years. It's also interesting to
see the work environment of the staff who restore the artifacts.
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Victory! Omikuji fortune
Enshrining Emperor Jimmu and the Empress,
Kashihara-jingu Shrine is known as a“power spot”forbetter fortune and luck. Check out the omikuji fortunes
and omamori amulets!

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A sacred area at the foot of
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Asuka Village has a nostalgic
agricultural village atmosphere
unchanged since old times, withhistoric features preserved under
Asuka law. Visit the precious
scenery you can only find here.

You can see the burial
accessories excavatedfrom the tumuli cluster at
the museum. Some of theitems are from as far-away
as Persia and China too.

Take a history tour on a rented bicycle
Riding from Kashihara to the Asuka area is a popular trip on rented
bicycles. Take a freewheeling tour while enjoying the historic ruins andnostalgic scenery here and there. Renting an electric bicycle will berecommendable for Asuka area.

You can rent a bicycle here
●Kashihara City Rent-A-Cycle Kotorin
It's on the first floor of the Kashihara City
Tourism Information Center, so it's
convenient to do alongside gathering
information.
1-6-8 Naizen-cho MAP C-2●Asuka Rent-A-Cycle
Asuka Station Office

At a convenient location outside Kintetsu
Railway Asuka Station. There are also threeother offices, so check them out!
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Listen to the earlymorning stillness
in the land where
Japan began
Kashihara-jingu Shrine is a sacred place
representative of Kashihara City.
On the expansive grounds of Mt. Unebiyama,
have a morning shrine visit to cleanse your soul.
Separate yourself from your busy life and return tonature's rhythm.

Japanese confectionery Mimatsu

This venerable shop
has made kinako
dango for 140 years.
You can enjoy themsitting in the chairs inthe shop.

Fruit Daifuku Rice Cake

An exquisite balance of fruit, lightly
wrapped white bean jam, and refined
gyuhi mochi. The juicy daifuku ricecakes also have cute packaging, making
them perfect as souvenirs.
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The great big fruits
will make you happy.

Uses seasonal fruits,
including over 10 kinds
in summer, such as
watermelon and fig. The
mitarashi dango (sweet
soybean flour
dumplings) grilled at theshop are also
recommended

Tsuneoka
Soy Sauce Brewery

Murasaki 200 ml
Ponzu Soy Sauce 300 ml
Jun-Koikuchi 300 ml

Tsuneoka Soy Sauce Brewery
brings out the flavor by resting
the product for four seasons
after preparing it in spring eachyear. The strongly-flavored soy
sauce is brewed for over one
year. The Murasaki soy sauce,
prepared over two years, is an
exquisite item with even further
depth and robustness.

The flavorful Honjozo Soy Sauce
is prepared in Yoshino cedar vats.
The smooth,
mellow flavor
yields many repeat
customers

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Sweet and crisp
sake passed
down throughgenerations

Dangosho Yagi Shop

Kinako dango(soybean flour dumpling)

Sharpen your instincts
The mystery of eternal landThis is the place for snacks andpresents in Kashihara! Featuring
dango dumplings with a light texture
made with rice flour and thesecret-recipe sweet sauce. They're
freshly made and covered withsoybean flour in the shop.
1-3-8 Naizen-cho MAP C-2

Kita Sake Brewery

Miyokiku Yama no Kami
720 mlYamato no Kaori 720 ml
The Miyokiku sake uses Yamano Kami sasayuri yeast from
Omiwa-jinja Shrine, andYamato no Kaori sake has acasual taste. This venerable
brewery faithfully upholds the
dedication of its founder.
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Venerable sake brewery founded
in 1718. It produces Nara-esquevintages.

How about pouring a drink
into a smiley-face sake cup?

Kawai Sake Brewery

Honjozo Genshu Shusse
Otoko 720 ml
Junmaishu Unebi 720 ml
Sake cup with logo
This 280-year-old sake brewery
melts into the Imai-cho streetscape.
Its representative sake Shusse
Otoko is perfect for presents. Get
the playful sake cup set.
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It has a selection of slightly dry
sake that pair well with food.

Kobayashi Tofu

Kinugoshi Dofu (Silken Tofu)
Yamato AgeThis tofu shop, where the owner does everything fromproduction to delivery himself, has had many fans formany years. The large, Yamato Age pieces, fried at ahigh temperature, is a great mixture of thin fried
aburaage tofu and thick fried atsu-age tofu.
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You can buy konjac, tofu, fried tofu, soy milk, andmore from the vending machine outside the shop.

Please try Nara's famous specialty
Yamato Age.

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Sticky, gentle flavor
You'll get addicted
to the sweet sauce.

You'll arrive after awalk of around
5 minutes up a slightly
elevated hill in a
residential area. It
measures about 11
meters east to west,
8 meters south tonorth, and with aheight of 4.7 meters.
It's made of graniteand said to weighabout 800 tons.

Kashihara Souvenirs
A full selection of Kashihara souvenirs
you'll want to buy, from the signature
items of shop with a long history to
noteworthy new items. Find your favorites.

Four Haniwa figure
shapes: horse,
soldier, bell, andvessel. From simple
2-piece boxes to
30-piece boxes areavailable

Discover the delicious milk
caramel-like flavor of So cheese!
Kashihara Oak Hotel

Asuka Otome

This is an original sweet from theKashihara Oak Hotel using
traditional old“So”cheese. The
Japanese-style butter cake pairs
well with the flavor of the
traditional cheese boiled downfrom cow's milk.
905-2 Kume-cho Jingu-mae
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Signature Kashihara
souvenir modeledon Haniwa pottery.
Smooth koshian red bean
jam is nestled within soft
castella sponge cake.
There are also white bean
jam and cream flavors, aswell as limited-time-only
chocolate.

The beautifully-colored cake has threekinds of Japanese chestnuts, plums, andmatcha and adzuki beans. It matches therich flavor of So cheese with its not-toosweet taste and moist texture.

Mutsuki

Kashihara City Tourism
Information Center
Souvenir Shop

So Yanen Kashihara,
5 pieces
These confectionary creations weredevised by local confectioner
Sasanotomi as sweets for Kashiharajingu Shrine. The So cheese
reproduced by the local Nishii Ranchis used to add flavor.
1-6-8 Naizen-cho MAP C-2

Photo by
TOGO YUTA

The truth is still shrouded in mystery.

Masuda no Iwafune
This massive mysterious stone suddenly
appears within a bamboo grove. It's notclear who put it here or why, but there arevarious theories, such as that it was astone monument to a prominent monk
Kobo-Daishi, an astrological monument, ora prat of tumulus under construction. It
became a sightseeing spot of Yamato
Province during the Edo period.
8 Shirakashi-cho

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Haniwa Manju

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The faintly expanding
sweet flavor of So cheese

Legends passed down for millennia, and historic ruins
and sacred places that have been preserved. Refresh
yourself by stimulating your dormant“sixth sense”inthese places that said to be“power spots.”

Mutsuki Chopsticks (3 pairs)
Akahada ware chopstick rest,
Nara painting

Yoshino cedar chopsticks and cedar
items made by the brother-in-law of achopstick wholesaler, and chopstick
rests and small dishes with Nara
paintings by an artist on Akahada ware.
A selection of refined local items.
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There is a corner with assorted items in the café,so drop by when you have tea.

Yoshino cedar chopsticks
and Akahada ware

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Amanokaguyama-jinja Shrine
The hahaka tree located in the grounds appears
in Kojiki (A Records of Ancient Matters). As apractice of fortune-telling, its bark is used toburn the bones of deer in Mt.kaguyama.
608 Minamiura-cho

Bread and self-serve breakfast
Good Morning Boujyou
This is a new style of café from Rustic
Bakery, a famous bread store. You order the“drink bar”option (all the self-serve drinks
you want, including tea gruel), and then freely
relax in the old, traditional house. Make it abreakfast set for an additional charge!
839-1 Higashibojo-cho

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Dotted with oldshrines where you
can feel the power
Iruka-jinja Shrine
The legendary Soga no Iruka is enshrined here.
According to history, the deities specializes inhealing illness above the neck, as well as
giving blessings for academic achievement.

The Bambi Bread with its
exquisite wheat aroma andmelt-in-your-mouth texture.

It also has aguesthouse (B&B).
Please inquire fordetails.

335 Shoko-cho
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Unebiyamaguchi-jinja
ShrineThis shrine is said to have beenat the foot of Mt.Unebiyama
since the 7th century.
There is a belief that there is a
god that grants easy childbirth,and there is a sacred stone forpregnancy in the shrine grounds.
157-1 Otani-cho

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