NaraCentral and Southern Nara
The Three Mountains of Yamato and an Unseen City Plan
The Three Mountains of Yamato are read as a sacred boundary guarding Fujiwara-kyo, and travelers walk across an ancient city plan.
2026.02Nara Prefecture, Central and Southern Nara
課題Issue
Visitors concentrate in northern Nara City, leaving the sites and tombs of central and southern Nara as scattered, overlooked points.
視点Approach
Fujiwara-kyo sits inside the isosceles triangle the three mountains form, and folding that triangle eastward leads to Mount Miwa.
施策Proposals
- A walking route inside the triangle from Mount Unebi to Mount Miminashi
- Viewpoints for seeing how the three mountains are arranged
- An extended route from Fujiwara-kyo to Mount Miwa