🇯🇵 karuga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-chō) is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.
Ikaruga is home to Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji, ancient Buddhist temples collectively inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Other ancient temples include Hōrin-ji, also in the vicinity of Hōryū-ji. The town was named after the Palace of Prince Shōtoku, Ikaruga-no-Miya (Imperial Palace of Ikaruga, or Imperial House of Ikaruga), whose grounds were at Hōryū-ji, thus it is also called Ikaruga-dera (temple of Ikaruga).
** Neighboring municipalities** Nara Prefecture ◦ Ikoma; ◦ Yamatokōriyama; ◦ Sangō; ◦ Heguri; ◦ Ando; ◦ Kawai; ◦ Ōji.
Geography • Tatsuta River (Nara Prefectural Tatsuta Park) • Yamato River • Mount Matsuo.
Education Elementary schools • Ikaruga Elementary School • Ikarugahigashi Elementary School • Ikaruganishi Elementary School; Junior high schools • Ikaruga Junior High School • Ikarugaminami Junior High School; High schools • Hōryū-ji International High School.
Temples and shrines • Hōryū-ji • Hokki-ji • Hōrin-ji • Chūgū-ji • Kichiden-ji • Mimuroyama • Ikaruga Shrine • Ryūta Shrine.
Kofun • Fujinoki Kofun • Kasuga Kofun • Okanohara Kofun • Terayama Kofun.
Transport: Rail • West Japan Railway Company ◦ Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line): Hōryūji Station
Transport: Road • Japan National Route 25 • Japan National Route 168.
Ikaruga has a population of over 28,215 people. Ikaruga also forms the centre of the wider Ikoma District which has a population of over 80,507 people.
To set up a UBI Lab for Ikaruga see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork
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Locations Near: Ikaruga 135.733,34.6167
🇯🇵 Higashiōsaka 135.645,34.645 d: 8.6
🇯🇵 Kashiwara 135.633,34.583 d: 9.9
🇯🇵 Tenri 135.833,34.583 d: 9.9
🇯🇵 Katsuragi 135.733,34.483 d: 14.8
🇯🇵 Kashihara 135.799,34.498 d: 14.5
🇯🇵 Fujiidera 135.6,34.567 d: 13.4
🇯🇵 Habikino 135.6,34.55 d: 14.3
Antipodal to: Ikaruga -44.267,-34.617
🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 19197.5
🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 19197.1
🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 19205.3
🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 19197
🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 19194.9
🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19233.4
🇧🇷 Palhoça -48.667,-27.633 d: 19133.1
🇧🇷 São José -48.617,-27.6 d: 19132
🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 19190.9
🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 19185.8