Nara Prefecture

National Asuka Historical Park Museum,

The Asuka Museum website displays some Late Jomon artefacts. More can undoubtedly learned at the museum itself, and by walking in the associated Asuka Historical Park.

Access: 7 mins walk from Kintetsu Asuka Station. Tel: (0744)54-2441 (Manyo Botanical Gardens nearby may also be of interest). Contact Asuka Management Center at Hirata, Asuka-mura, Takaichi-gun, tel. 0744-54-2441).

Miyataki Remains

One of the most picturesque places along the Yoshino River in Nara. An 8-km-long hiking course connects Yoshinoyama and Miyataki. This information comes from The Historical Highway of Nara (Rekishi Kaido).

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