Tenkawa (天川) is a village in Nara Prefecture in Japan, about 10 to 15 km south of Yoshino.
Understand
Talk
Get in
By car
Driving is one option.
By bus
There is a bus leaving from Kintetsu Shimoichiguchi Station (下市口), which is on the Kintetsu Yoshino Line. You can board an express train (急行) for Yoshino (吉野) at Osaka Abenobashi Station, the Kintetsu station adjacent to JR Tennoji. That train will take you to Shimoichiguchi, from where you can take a bus for about an hour until you reach Tenkawa Mura (天川村)
Get around
See
- Cedar forests, some small mountain rivers, and a few caves.
- Mount Omine — an UNESCO World Heritage Site
Do
Hiking, camping.
Buy
Eat
When in season, Japanese "mountain vegetables" are a popular and delicious choice. Some places offer fish caught in the mountain rivers, which are bony, but worth trying at least once. The two varieties often seen are iwana (岩魚, charr) and amago (あまご, red-spotted trout).
Drink
Sleep
Stay safe
Go next
- Yoshino - cherry blossom central