10.2km
Total Distance
233m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A one-way walk along the Yamanobe no Michi, said to be the oldest road recorded in Japan, from Isonokami Jingu in Tenri past ancient burial mounds, temples, orchards and villages at the foot of the Nara hills to Omiwa Jinja, one of the oldest shrines in Japan. Trains run back from Miwa station.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter · 0.3km
  2. 2
    大美和の社展望台
    at the end · Viewpoint
Bus stop
天理大学 · 540m from the start
Parking
24m from the start
Marked route
山の辺の道

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy