🏯Takatori Castle Ruins: Biggest mountain top castle in Japan!🏯

Takatori Castle Ruins Hike

NOTE: Bryan Baier will guide this hike. He has worked for Nara Tourism for more than 2 years and possesses a huge amount of knowledge of these incredible areas.

This is an article Bryan wrote about Takatori Castle on a "Travel Japan" site: https://en.japantravel.com/nara/takatori-castle-ruins-in-nara/25323
ALSO SEE THE AMAZING PHOTOS BRYAN TOOK OF THIS AREA IN THE ABOVE LINK.

Takatori Castle was the largest mountain top castle Japan ever built, stretching 3 kilometers from outermost gate to the central tower foundations. It was constructed in 1332 and played important roles in multiple revolts and battles throughout its life before being abandoned in 1873.

CHECK OUT OUR PHOTOS OF OUR LAST HIKE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=oppleosaka&set=a.2358950744357185

We will also visit Tsubosakadera: the Temple of Eye Health on our return from Takatori Castle. This temple was founded because of a miracle in the 8th century and features a beautiful mix of historic and traditional Japanese buildings and Indian sculpture and imagery. The latter works were given to the temple because of its assistance in India’s struggle against leprosy.

¥1,440 round trip train fare

¥660 round trip bus fare

¥500 entry to Tsubosakadera

(you pay for all of this yourself)

*Please bring or buy a lunch at Abenobashi Station. There are no restaurants or stores along this hike!

SCHEDULE

10:30-10:45 assemble at Mos Burger Abenobashi. (EAST EXIT OF ABENOBASHI STATION)

10:50-11:37 Express train to Tsubosakayama

11:37-11:48 arrive at Tsubosakayama Station, use toilet, transfer to bus to Tsubosakadera
11:48-11:59 bus to Tsubosakadera

12-1 - Hike to Takatori Castle

1-1:30 lunch at Takatori Castle

1:30-2:30 explore Takatori Castle

2:30-3:30 hike down to Tsubosakadera

3:30-4 explore Tsubosaka Temple

4:05 catch bus back to Tsubosakayama Station

4:22 catch Kintetsu Line Express train back to Osaka-Abenobashi

5:12 Otsukaresama

WHO: Anyone can come who is older than 6 years old

COST: Please pay for your own food and entry fees. 1500yen for guide and detailed discussion of the history of this area by a professional guide.

DIFFICULTY: Easy

WHAT TO BRING: Food and water. Wear walking shoes.

MEETING WHERE: Abenobashi Station (EAST gates, outside Mos Burger restaurant). Abenobashi station is next to Tennoji Station....its underneath Abeno Harukasu (Japan's tallest building)