Muro-ji
An 8th-century Shingon temple that always admitted women, earning it the nickname 'women's Koyasan'.
Muro-ji appears in 1 of the 15 Nara vlogs we indexed, from 2025.
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Beyond the Deer Park — The Quiet Side of Nara in Fall
Its 9th-century pagoda is said to be Japan's second oldest after Horyuji's, and fall colors make it especially beautiful.
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