🏯Takatori Castle Ruins: Biggest mountain top castle in Japan!🏯
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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.
*Please bring or buy a lunch at Abenobashi Station. There are no restaurants or stores along this hike.
Temple entry 600yen.
Total transportation cost is 2460yen.
You pay for this yourself.
SCHEDULE ***
meet from 9:55~10:15 at Osaka-Abenobashi Station
Get the 10:20am train (850yen)and then 11:18am bus(380yen) from Tsubosakayama Station.
Start hiking from 11:30 and reach the castle ~12:30
Have from 12:30~2:15 to eat lunch and explore the castle ruins
2:15~3:15 return to Tsubosakadera
3:15-4 explore Tsubosakadera (¥600 entry)
4:05 bus back to Tsubosakayama Station and 4:22 train back to Osaka Abenobashi
WHO: Anyone can come who is older than 6 years old
COST: Please pay for your own food entry fees and transportation.
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)