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is covered with white hoarfrost in winter. |
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 Otherwise
known as 'the Matterhorn of the Kinki Region', Mt. Takamiyama
is a cone shaped mountain with its peak 1,249m above sea-level,
and is situated at the boundary of Nara and Mie Prefectures.
Many climbers visit this mountain to see beautiful hoarfrost
around the mountaintop.
 07464-2-0441
(Higashi Yoshino Village Tourist Association)
 Take
bus No. 70 or 71 from Kintetsu Haibara Station and get off
at Takami Tozanguchi. (A direct bus service is available from
Haibara Station to Takami Tozanguchi on Saturdays and Sundays
from mid-January to the end of February.) |
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Museum of Forest and Headstream |
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| Learn through hans
on experience |
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 Located
in Kawakami Village where the Yoshino River and the Kinokawa
River originate, Mori-to-Mizu-no Genryu Kan (The Museum of
Forests and Headwaters) tells us all about the water we drink
and use every day. How water is purified through the forest,
and other questions you may have about nature are shown effectively
through a georama and panorama screens.
07465-2-0888
/ 9:00-17:00 / Closed on Wednesdays. (or the following Thursday
if the Wednesday falls on a national holiday)
 Adult:
 400
/ 6 to 15 years old: 200
Take
bus No. 75, 78, 85 or 88 from Kintetsu Yamato Kamiichi Station
and get off at Yumorionsen Suginoyu. A 5-minute walk from
the bus stop |
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| A primeval forest
surviving to the present day |
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 A
plateau extending 4km east to west and 2 to 3km north to south,
Odaigahara is referred to as the 'Roof of the Kinki Region'.
Located 1,300m to 1,600m above sea-level, it is one of the
areas with the heaviest precipitation in Japan. The entire
area is covered with a forest of fir trees and beeches and
is the home to wild animals such as deer and foxes. There
are two walking trails, 'Higashi Odai' and 'Nishi Odai', each
extending approx. 9km.
07468-2-0001
(Kamikitayama Village Local Promotion Divn.)
Take
bus No. 230 from Kintetsu Yamato Kamiichi Station and get
off at Odaigahara . (The bus service is not available from
December to mid-April.) |
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| A spectacular waterfall
where the scenery changes with the season |
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 Fudo
Nanae Fall was chosen as one of the 100 most beautiful waterfalls
of Japan. Fed by the Zenkigawa River, water cascades down
in seven stages, falling 100m from the top to the bottom and
providing a majestic natural view. Early summer and fall are
especially good seasons to see the picturesque beauty of the
scenery.
Take
bus No. 75, 85 or 230 from Kintetsu Yamato Kamiichi Station
and get off at Zenkiguchi. A 2-hour walk from the bus stop |
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