Sakurai
Ringed by some of Japan's oldest and most venerated shrines and temples, Sakurai is a town in Nara Prefecture with deep roots in ancient Japanese history. The Ōmiwa Shrine at Miwa, considered one of the oldest shrines in Japan, and the Hasedera temple at Hatsuse are both here, alongside the Tanzan Shrine at Tōnomine. The area is thought to have been the heartland of the early Yamato polity, and keyhole-shaped burial mounds from the Kofun period survive across the town.
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- Population58,386
- Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
Sakurai: quick answers
Where is Sakurai?
Sakurai is in Japan, about 21 km13 miles in a straight line from Nara.
How do you get to Sakurai?
The nearest airport is Osaka (ITM), about 1 hr 16 min away by road. The nearest train station is 飛鳥, about 13 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sakurai?
The warmest month is August, averaging 25°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C36°F. The wettest month is June, with about 248 mm9.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sakurai?
OpenStreetMap lists 14 restaurants, 5 cafés and 17 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Sakurai?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Kusatsu, Katano and Toyonaka. Sakurai is listed among the day trips from Kyoto.