Part I First, let me briefly introduce the location of the four Yamato temples. As you can see on the map, many of the temples are surrounded by nature, so a leisurely journey by train and bus is the way to go. Or you can drive to the suburbs by car or rental car. You can also take the “Nara Yamato Four Temples Pilgrimage,” a regular sightseeing bus service operated by Nara Kotsu, which allows you to visit four temples in one day. For more details, please check the special website of “Isa Isa Nara”.
Enjoy a healthy lunch at a long-established ryokan near Muroji Temple Near Muroji Temple is Hashimoto-ya, a long-established ryokan established in 1871. It also offers a restaurant, where you can taste the delicacies of the mountains, as its specialty is wild vegetable dishes. The “Ajisai” set meal, which included simmered and grated yam, tofu paste with grated yam, eggplant dengaku, vinegared shimeji mushrooms, and wild vegetables with mustard, allowed us to fully enjoy the bounty of the mountains. The yam, in particular, is made from Yamatoimo, which has a strong stickiness and umami taste, and is very tasty. Moreover, it is rich in mucin, which is good for the stomach and intestines, and may help to improve a body weakened by a poor diet.
Imai-cho, which still retains an Edo townscape, is ideal for a stroll. Imai-cho, Kashihara City, which retains an Edo atmosphere, is located southwest of Yagi Nishiguchi Station, one station south of Yamato Yagi Station, where we stayed this time. This area, which has been selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, has approximately 760 houses in an area of 17.4 hectares, measuring approximately 600 m east to west and 310 m north to south, of which approximately 500 remain as traditional buildings. Among them, 9 are nationally designated as important cultural properties, 3 as cultural properties designated by the prefecture, and 5 as cultural properties designated by the city. A distinctive feature of the town is the moat encircling it, and it was once a commercial city that fought even against Oda Nobunaga. Today, it is a sightseeing spot where visitors can enjoy the Edo townscape.
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