Tanzen ji temple

(~10km one way)


A mountain top shrine, take a bus (#4) from Kintetsu Sakuri station or go on a ridiculous adventure in the Japanese countryside: from Ishibutai burial mounds in Asuka, walk uphill towards the east, find the giant highway that is incomplete and not being used, at some point at the beginning of this road find a steep narrow path and take this shortcut straight up the mountain, once you are ¾ of the way up you will get back on the highway that will take you the rest of the way to the top. These directions may seem hazy, but if you just go straight up to the top of the mountain you’ll be all right.