Why visit Sakurai
Townapedia lists 21 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 28 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Nara Medical University, Kashihara City Museum of Insects and Asuka.
Weather in Sakurai
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Things to do2
Nara Medical University
School · 5.2 km
Higher education institution in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Museums and landmarks21
Asuka
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Former imperial capital of Japan
Asuka Historical Museum
Museum · 2.9 km
Historical museum in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Asuka Inabuchi Palace Site
Monument and historic site · 4.8 km
Archaeological site in Japan
Asuka Mizuochi Site
Monument and historic site · 3.6 km
Water clock in Japan
Asuka Pond Workshop Site
Monument and historic site · 3.5 km
Archaeological site in Asuka, Nara, Japan
Fujiwara-kyō
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Ancient capital of Japan
Inukai Man'yō Memorial Museum
Museum · 4.1 km
Museum in Asuka, Nara, Japan
Moto Yakushi-ji
Monument and historic site · 4.6 km
Former Buddhist temple and archaeological site in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture
Museum · 3.6 km
Museum in Asuka, Nara, Japan
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The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture
Museum · 5.4 km
Museum in Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes28
16 more on the map.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship18
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare9
Map of Sakurai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Osaka Itami Airport (ITM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 49 km away.
- Kashihara-shi 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Tawaramoto 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Tenri 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Yamato-Takada 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Habikino 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Ikoma 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Kawachi-Nagano 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Matsubara 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Moriguchi 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
- Osaka 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- CG Sakurai Chausuyama Kofun 3 7p, 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Munakata Shrine (Sakurai), 文屋将監, CC BY 3.0
- Sakurai 20190622142930 (48334350152), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Sakurai 20190622142718 (48334207606), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Sakurai 20190622143714 (48334206051), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Sakurai 20190622140037 (48334208261), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- CG Sakurai Chausuyama Kofun 2 7p, 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JR Sakurai Sta. - panoramio, Nagono, CC BY-SA 3.0
- JR桜井線 桜井駅 Sakurai station, JR Sakurai line 2011.2.06 - panoramio, Nankou Oronain (as36…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISUZU KK-LR233J1 Nara-Kotsu （Sakurai Communy Bus）2008.06.04, Kamigata0, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakurai Chausuyama Kofun, Takanuka, CC BY 3.0
- Sakurai 20190622131758 (48334210511), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- JR桜井線 桜井駅 Sakurai station, JR Sakurai line 2011.2.06 - panoramio - Nankou Oronain (as36…, Nankou Oronain (as36…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakurai 20190622134327 (48334209276), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Timetable SakuraiStnN NaraKotsu 20250920, Olegushka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Timetable SakuraiStnN SakuraiCity 20250920, Olegushka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EXPOBus Narakotsu SakuraiStnN 20250920, Olegushka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SakuraiStnN2 NaraKotsu 20250920, Olegushka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 近鉄大阪線 桜井駅 Sakurai station, Kintetsu Ōsaka line 2011.2.06 - panoramio, Nankou Oronain (as36…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakurai 20190622131235 (48334211301), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- 近鉄大阪線 桜井駅 Sakurai station, Kintetsu Ōsaka line 2011.2.06 - panoramio - Nankou Oronain (as36…, Nankou Oronain (as36…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nara Medical University (Main gate), 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Plan of Oharida Palace, Wikiwikiyarou, Public domain
- Nabunken-asuka, Terumasa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Asuka Inabuchi Palace site, MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Asuka Mizuochi Site, zenkei-2, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- 飛鳥池工房遺跡 01, GPZ400roman, CC0
- Fujiwara-kyo Kashihara Nara pref Japan04bs5, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 犬養万葉記念館 01, Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Makimuku Site, tatemonogun, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Motoyakusiji 201909c, 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Man'yō- Museum Entrance, Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Museum,Archaeological Institute of Kashihara,Nara Prefecture, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kashihara-City Insectarium, Hiyotchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saiseikai Chuwa Hospital, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Munakata-jinja (Sakurai), haiden, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Abe Monjuin Hondo01, Tawashi2006, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tomi-jinja Kamisha, Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Abe Monjuin Hakusan Shrine01, Tawashi2006, CC BY-SA 3.0
- L Warner, Johninvt, CC BY-SA 4.0
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