Ono, Muro, Uda, Nara Prefecture
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Cost per person
¥500
Ono-dera Temple, located a 5-minute walk from Kintetsu Muroguchi-Ono Station in Uda City, Nara, is renowned for its stunning weeping cherry blossoms in spring. The temple's main attraction is the Miroku Bosatsu relief carved into the quartz andesite cliff across the Uda River, one of Japan's largest. The combination of the cherry blossoms and the cliff carving creates a picturesque scene. The temple is small but offers a serene atmosphere for visitors. The best time to visit is during the cherry blossom season (late March to mid-April).