Yamato Province

province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū

thumb|200px|The three-storied pagoda of Hokki-ji, a National Treasure

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building in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan

thumb|300 px|Taima-dera thumb|250 px|Taima-dera's twin pagodas is a Buddhist temple located in the Taima neighborhood of the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon and Jōdo traditions of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is the Taima Mandala, a graphical representation of the Pure Land. The temple's full name is Nijō-san Zenrin-ji (二上山 禅林寺).The temple is a pilgrimage site for Pure Land Buddhists, and for its connection to the legend of Princess Chūjō, as well as for its twin triple-story pagodas built in the Nara period to the early Heian period.

ruins of a Japanese castle in Takatori, Japan

is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded as a nunnery in the seventh century by Shōtoku Taishi. Located immediately to the northeast of Hōryū-ji, its statue of Miroku and Tenjukoku mandala are National Treasures. Chūgū-ji is one of three nunneries in Yamato whose chief priestesses were imperial princesses.

thumb|Statue of Gien, the temple's founder is a Buddhist temple located in the Oka neighborhood of the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect and its honzon is a clay statue of Nyōirin Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Tōkō-zan Shinjūin-in Ryūgai-ji (東光山 真珠院 龍蓋寺). The temple is the 7th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage pilgrimage route.

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Japanese historical estate in Yamato province

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feudal estate of Japan

is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Gojō, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Gakushō-san Eisan-ji (学晶山 栄山寺).The temple is noted for its Nara period octagonal hall, which is designated as a National Treasure.