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Asuka Inabuchi Palace site
Asuka Inabuchi Palace site · MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0
Takamatsuzuka 2014
Takamatsuzuka 2014 · 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Museum,Archaeological Institute of Kashihara,Nara Prefecture · KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ishibutai-kofun Asuka Nara pref09n4592 · 663highland, CC BY 2.5
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Kashiwara, Japan

Kashiwara is a town of 120,922 people in Nara, Japan.

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Population120,922 GeoNames
RegionNara
Elevation83 m 272 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportOsaka Itami Airport (ITM) 48 km

Why visit Kashiwara

Townapedia lists 16 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Asuka Inabuchi Palace Site, Takamatsuzuka Tomb and Asuka Historical National Government Park.

Things to do1

国見山

Scenic view · 1.1 km

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Museums and landmarks16

Asuka Inabuchi Palace Site

Monument and historic site · 5.4 km

Archaeological site in Japan

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Takamatsuzuka Tomb

Monument and historic site · 3.9 km

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The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture

Museum · 5.2 km

Museum in Kashihara, Nara, Japan

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掖上鑵子塚古墳

Monument and historic site · 1.0 km

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水平社博物館

Museum · 1.3 km

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Emperor Koan’s Tamate-no-Okanoe-no-Misasagi Tomb

Monument and historic site · 1.7 km

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いのちなんとかの燈

Monument and historic site · 1.3 km

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南朝忠臣 越智氏墓所

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

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斉明天皇陵

Monument and historic site · 0.9 km

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新選組 旗役 尾関雅次郎 墓所

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

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束明神古墳

Monument and historic site · 1.9 km

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水平社博物館 植樹記念碑

Monument and historic site · 1.5 km

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4 more on the map.

Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Asuka Historical National Government Park

Park · 3.8 km

Park in Asuka, Nara, Japan

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Restaurants and cafes1

千里うなぎ

Restaurant · Japanese · 2.5 km

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Churches and places of worship5

Shopping1

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Gas and EV charging1

Schools, colleges and libraries3

Healthcare2

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Map of Kashiwara

31 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Osaka Itami Airport (ITM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.

  • Matsubara 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
  • Osaka 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
  • Moriguchi 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
  • Amagasaki 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
  • Takatsuki 46 km north, about 46 min by car
  • Itami 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
  • Minoh 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
  • Kawanishi 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
  • Takarazuka 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
  • Kobe 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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