2010-10-7 天川村 - panoramio (1) · ys1979, CC BY 3.0

2010-10-18 - panoramio (7) · ys1979, CC BY 3.0

2010-10-7 天川村 - panoramio · ys1979, CC BY 3.0

2010-10-7 新川合トンネル - panoramio (1) · ys1979, CC BY 3.0

2010-10-18 虻峠 - panoramio · ys1979, CC BY 3.0

2010-10-18 虻峠 - panoramio (1) · ys1979, CC BY 3.0

Kawai, Japan

Kawai is a town of 1,176 people in Nara, Japan.

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Population1,176 GeoNames

RegionNara

Elevation726 m 2,382 ft

Time zoneAsia/Tokyo

Nearest airportKansai International Airport (KIX) 61 km

Why visit Kawai

Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat, 8 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

Things to do1

御手洗渓谷

Scenic view · 2.0 km

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Museums and landmarks5

光遍寺

Monument and historic site · 1.8 km

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吊り橋

Monument and historic site · 2.1 km

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天川村出身戦没者慰霊銘碑

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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後村上天皇の子孫

Monument and historic site · 1.8 km

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駐車場

Monument and historic site · 2.0 km

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Restaurants and cafes1

Sén

Restaurant · French

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Where to stay8

Misenkan

Motel and hotel

Open in Google Maps · +81747630018

ファミリーオートキャンプ場いのせ

Campground · 1.0 km

Open in Google Maps · 080-6126-3973

バンガロー貨車＆ログ

Motel and hotel · 1.0 km

Open in Google Maps · 0747-63-0345

ファミリーキャンプ場河鹿の里

Campground · 1.1 km

Open in Google Maps · 0747-63-0813

天の川オートキャンプ沢谷

Campground

Open in Google Maps · 0747-63-0836

天川みのずみオートキャンプ場

Campground · 0.8 km

Open in Google Maps · 0747-63-0839

オートキャンプ沢谷

Campground · 0.7 km

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天川村山風荘

Motel and hotel · 0.7 km

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Churches and places of worship1

天水分神社

Place of worship

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Shopping3

ねごろ商店

Grocery · 1.0 km

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天川村ふれあい直売所小路の駅てん

Shop

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森田商店 MORIKURA HULA HULA

Grocery

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Tenkawa Elementary & Junior High School

School · 0.9 km

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Map of Kawai

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

Getting there and nearby towns

Kansai International Airport (KIX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 61 km away.

Shimoichi 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
Hashimoto 24 km west, about 24 min by car
Ōuda-yamaguchi 25 km north, about 25 min by car
Gose 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
Kashihara-shi 30 km north, about 30 min by car
Katsuragi 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
Yamato-Takada 32 km north, about 32 min by car
Kawachi-Nagano 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
Kashiba 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
Tawaramoto 35 km north, about 35 min by car

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

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Sources and licences

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos

Photo credits

2010-10-7 天川村 - panoramio (1), ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-18 - panoramio (7), ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-7 天川村 - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-7 新川合トンネル - panoramio (1), ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-18 虻峠 - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-18 虻峠 - panoramio (1), ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-18 虻峠 - panoramio (2), ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-7 虻トンネル - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-7 - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-18 虻トンネル - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0
Oominesanji stairs, Tim Notari from Tanabe-Shi Wakayama-Ken, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
2010-10-18 みたらい渓谷 - panoramio (1), ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-18 役行者像 - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0
2010-10-18 みたらい渓谷 - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0
みたらい渓谷白倉トンネル付近, 伊勢雷堂, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Inamura and Mount Barigoya-no-Kashira, A photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Kan'onmine, A photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Dainichi and Mount Inamura, A photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Inamura, A photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Misen and Omine Mountains, A photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0
2010-10-18 観音峰山 - panoramio, ys1979, CC BY 3.0

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