Yagyū
Yagyū is a village near the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The center of Yagyū is about 20 km to the east, in the direction of Mie Prefecture on Route 369, from the center of the city of Nara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: quarter in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Yagyū, Nara”, “Yagyucho”, and “Yagyūchō”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yagyū Jin’ya and Hōtoku-ji Temple.
Hōtoku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Hōtoku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.
Amanoiwatate Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Amanoiwatate Shrine is a Shinto shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasagi and Minamiyamashiro.
Kasagi
Town
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Kasagi is a town in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2024, it has a population of 1,108 in 579 households and a population density of 47 persons per km2. Kasagi is situated 4 km north of Yagyū.
Minamiyamashiro
Village
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Minamiyamashiro is a village located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023 the village has an estimated population of 2,472 in 1219 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. Minamiyamashiro is situated 6 km northeast of Yagyū.
Tsukigase
Locality
Tsukigase was a village located in Soekami District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,913 and a density of 89.60 persons per km2. Tsukigase is situated 9 km east of Yagyū.
Yagyū
- Categories: jin’yamachi and locality
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.72717° or 34° 43′ 38″ northLongitude
135.9517° or 135° 57′ 6″ eastElevation
270 metres (886 feet)Open location code
8Q6QPXG2+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2655811573OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1848798Wikidata ID
Q121075372
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Vietnamese—“Yagyū” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “やぎゅうちょう”
- Japanese: “柳生”
- Japanese: “柳生町”
- Russian: “Ягю”
- Urdu: “یاگیو، نارا”
- Vietnamese: “Yagyū”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include 柳生花しょうぶ園（6/1-6/30） and 柳生公民館.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yagyū”. Photo: Xingpichi, CC BY-SA 3.0.