Tenri: Weather＆Traffic of the MEIHAN highway at - NARA JAPAN名阪国道より天理料金所の様子
Tenri lies along the eastern edge of the Nara Basin, where low hills meet a broad plain south of Nara City. The Iwanoya district is crossed by the Meihan National Highway, the high-standard section of National Route 25 that carries road traffic between the Osaka and Nagoya areas. This corridor gives the city a markedly practical side beside its religious identity. Tenri is the headquarters of Tenrikyo, a Japanese religious movement founded here in the 19th century; its expansive central precinct has shaped the city’s plan and institutions. To the east, the foothills rise from the basin, while the Yamato plain extends westward.
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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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