Sawabara
Sawabara is a quarter in Tenkawa, Yoshino district, Nara. Sawabara is situated nearby to the quarter Kitakobara, as well as near Goshiki.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tenkawa Daibenzaiten-sha and Tsuzurao Dam.
Tenkawa Daibenzaiten-sha
Shinto shrine
Photo: Tamago Moffle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tenkawa Daibenzaiten-sha is a Shinto shrine.
Tsuzurao Dam
Dam
Tsuzurao Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 120.4 km2. Tsuzurao Dam is situated 2½ km southwest of Sawabara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kurotaki.
Kurotaki
Village
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kurotaki is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 536 and a population density of 10 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 47.70 km2. Kurotaki is situated 9 km north of Sawabara.
Sawabara
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Tenkawa, Yoshino district, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.23548° or 34° 14′ 8″ northLongitude
135.84692° or 135° 50′ 49″ eastElevation
597 metres (1,959 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6RPW+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 8464938897OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
9629312
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sawabara” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “さわばら”
- Japanese: “沢原”
Localities in the Area
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