Tenri

Among the cities of Nara Prefecture, Tenri stands out for being the spiritual centre of Tenrikyo, a Japanese religious movement founded by Nakayama Miki in 1838. Set on the eastern side of the Yamato Basin, the city marks the transition from Nara’s broad lowlands to wooded foothills. The ancient Yamanobe-no-michi route runs through Tenri, passing rural fields, burial mounds and shrines, including Isonokami Shrine, one of Japan’s oldest Shinto sanctuaries. Around Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, the vast Oyasato-yakata precinct gives the centre an unmistakably institutional scale. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Yamato Basin.

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