A beautiful Japanese village
曽爾村
A beautiful village in the back yard of the Yamato Kogen (highlands). Visit here to enjoy rare natural scenery that can only be seen here, and camping grounds to immerse yourself.
The pampas grassland spreads across the valley to the mountains. There is a walking trail in the grassland, and it is possible to take a casual stroll without carrying heavy equipment. There is a hot spring nearby, an ideal location to heal your weary body after the stroll. Visitors can see the starry sky clearly at night.
![Kintetsu Sakurai Station → (Express [Kyukou] bound for Isuzugawa 10 minutes) → Nabari Station → Bus Stop Nabari Station platform 1 → Mie Kotsu Bus No. 20 or No. 21 bound for Yamagasu Nishi 37 minutes → Taroji → 1 hour on foot](/section/yamato-travel/assets/images/destination/area04/spot03/soni_access.png)
Byobu Iwa (sheer perpendicular cliff)
屏風岩
A strange rock that looks like a folding screen. It is a perpendicular cliff with a height of 200m and a width of 2km. It is especially beautiful during the cherry blossom season in the spring and the foliage season in the fall, but it is less popular during other seasons and one can monopolize its natural beauty then.
![Kintetsu Sakurai Station → (Express [Kyukou] bound for Isuzugawa 10 minutes ) → Haibara Station → Bus Stop Haibara Station platform 2 → Nara Kotsu Bus No. 27 bound for Sonimurayakubamae 50 minutes → Soni Nagano → (1 hour on foot) → Byobu Iwa](/section/yamato-travel/assets/images/destination/area04/spot03/byobuiwa_access.png)
Village of Myths
御杖村
Tucked away in the Yamato Highland, this village is surrounded by the grandeur of the natural world. We recommend a stroll through the old town, situated amidst the nature along the old pilgrim’s road to Ise, or going out to savor the forests and mountains.
The shrine pavilion is flanked by two massive trees. It’s said that Yamatohime no Mikoto, the daughter of the 11th Emperor of Japan, Suinin, left a cane here during her travels. The town gets its name from this event: “mi” means “honorable” and “tsue” means cane.
![Kintetsu Sakurai Station → (Express [Kyukou] bound for Nabari / Isuzugawa 10 minutes) → Haibara Station → Bus Stop Haibara Station platform 2 → (Nara Kotsu Bus No. 27 bound for Sonim Mura Yakuba Mae 50 minutes) Kakenishiguchi → (Mitsue Fureai Bus 30 minutes) → Kozue Nakamura → short walk](/section/yamato-travel/assets/images/destination/area04/spot03/mitsue_access.png)
三峰山
Elevation: 1235m. One of the 300 great mountains of Japan. Capped with silver frost in the winter. Its ridgeline is covered by beautiful rhododenrons in the spring.
![Kintetsu Sakurai Station → (Express [Kyukou] bound for Nabari / Isuzugawa 10 minutes Fare) → Haibara Station → Bus Stop Haibara Station platform 2 → (Nara Kotsu Bus No. 27 bound for Sonim Mura Yakuba Mae 50 minutes ) Kakenishiguchi → (Mitsue Fureai Bus 40 minutes) → Miuneyama Tozanguchi](/section/yamato-travel/assets/images/destination/area04/spot03/miune_access.png)