Hiking trails · Nara
Takatori Castle Ruins, Tsubosaka Temple, and Five Hundred Arhats Loop
高取城跡・壺阪寺・五百羅漢周回
- Distance
- 9.0 km
- Hiking time
- 3 h 57 min
- Ascent
- 486 m
- Descent
- 486 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
A loop from Takatori town over Mount Takatori, visiting Takatori Castle Ruins, Tsubosaka Temple, and the Five Hundred Arhats. It combines one of Japan's three great mountain castles with rock-carved Buddhist figures.
Mt. Takatori summit weather (584 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:18, sunset 17:03
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.2 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 17 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takatori Castle Ruins, Tsubosaka Temple, and Five Hundred Arhats Loop facts
- Start
- Parking
- End
- Parking
- Access · Start
- parking
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