11 min.
From here, you get a panoramic view of the Asuka area, including the three mountains of Yamato.
11 min.
This is the former site of a palace in Japan’s largest ancient capital. This historic legacy symbolizes a magnificent story of nation-building.
This river appears often in the Man’yoshu. Some poems liken the flow of the river to a person’s feelings about love.
13 min.
This is a trail in the hills of Amakashino-oka. Take a stroll and you’ll encounter hydrangeas, forest ghost flowers, and other plants and flowers that appear in the Man’yoshu.
7 min.
You can try your hand at crafting a mini bronze mirror like those excavated from ancient tombs or accessories, such as glass beads and stone magatama.
2 min.
These colorful paintings, including the famous Asuka Bijin, are designated as a National Treasure. The Asuka Bijin conveys how women of the court dressed in those days, and it gives you an idea of how Lady Nukata must have looked.
8 min.
This museum has Man’yoshu-themed nihonga (Japanese-style paintings) on display, exhibits that let you experience Man’yo culture, and more.
4 min.
At the edge of the pond is a stone monument inscribed with a Man’yoshu poem about Tsurugino-ike, written by Princess Kinohime, Emperor Tenmu’s daughter.
2 min.
From here, you get a panoramic view of the Asuka area, including the three mountains of Yamato.
This is the former site of a palace in Japan’s largest ancient capital. This historic legacy symbolizes a magnificent story of nation-building.
This is a trail in the hills of Amakashino-oka. Take a stroll and you’ll encounter hydrangeas, forest ghost flowers, and other plants and flowers that appear in the Man’yoshu.
You can try your hand at crafting a mini bronze mirror like those excavated from ancient tombs or accessories, such as glass beads and stone magatama.
This museum has Man’yoshu-themed nihonga (Japanese-style paintings) on display, exhibits that let you experience Man’yo culture, and more.