Takatori Castle Ruins

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The ruins of Takatori Castle, counted among Japan's three greatest mountain castles, is a magnificent mountain castle built atop 583.9-meter-high Takatoriyama mountain.

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Highlights

  1. Ranked among the three greatest mountain castles in Japan
  2. Built atop 583.9-meter-high Takatoriyama mountain
  3. Called "Japan's greatest mountain castle" for its scale and height
  4. Impressive stone walls of the Honmaru and Ninomaru
  5. Evokes its former glory

Basic Information

Address
Takatori, Takatori-cho, Takaichi-gun, Nara Prefecture Search for tourist attractions in Nara
Access
Train: Get off at Kintetsu Yoshino Line's Tsubosaka-yama Station, then it's about a 2-hour walk from the station. Bus: About a 1-hour walk from the Nara Kotsu Bus Tsubosaka-dera bus stop. Car: About 15 minutes from Kintetsu Tsubosaka-yama Station. Ascend from the Shimizu-dani intersection on National Route 169 to Prefectural Route 119. There is no parking lot. (There is some limited space at the end of the Takatori Castle Road, where it is closed to traffic, but the road is narrow, so be careful.) Paid parking is available at Tsubosaka-dera Temple. Show route
Op.Hours
24 hours a day
Cld.Days
None
Fee
Free
INFO
Takatori Castle Ruins are located on a mountain, so we recommend wearing comfortable shoes. Also, it gets very hot in the summer, so please bring plenty of water. Access to Takatori Castle Ruins is approximately a 2-hour walk from Kintetsu Yoshino Line's Tsubosaka-yama Station, or approximately a 1-hour walk from the Tsubosaka-dera bus stop (Nara Kotsu Bus).
HP
http://www.town.takatori.nara.jp/contents_detail.php?frmId=236

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