29202 ／ やまとたかだし
Nara PrefectureAn 1889 church stands among the shops.
Nippon Sei Ko Kai Takada Church01 ／ Former Takada River
Central Road was once a river called the Takada River. River-shifting work began in 1932, and the river settled several hundred metres to the west, where it flows today. The city says the road's S-shaped meander still hints at the former river, and it has placed history plaques at five bridges.
02 ／ Tsukiyama Kofun
According to the city, Tsukiyama Kofun is a keyhole-shaped tomb built around the 5th century, the largest of the tombs in the city, 210 m long and 261 m with its moat added. It is said to be the tomb of Emperor Buretsu, but the occupant has not been identified.
03 ／ Okuda lotus gathering
Every July 7, people of Okuda board a lotus-gathering boat on Suteshinoike Pond and cut the lotus. The prefecture says lotus normally bloom around Obon, but these must be in bloom on the day of the event. The cut lotus are carried to Kinpusen-ji Temple in Yoshino for its Renge-e ceremony.
Living here
On the Kintetsu Osaka Line, the limited express takes 25 minutes at the fastest from Osaka Namba to Yamato-Takada Station (timetable). The city says its ties with Osaka in culture and the economy are deep, and that by Kintetsu, JR or expressway it can be reached in a little over 30 minutes.
−4.7% since 2015
73,806 → 61,744
16.48km² of it habitable
2024
2.4 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
9.1 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 近畿日本鉄道『駅の時刻表』（ページの日付『2026年3月14日現在』）の大和高田駅 大阪線 大阪難波方面（T5。平日 dw=0・土休日 dw=1）から各特急の停車駅発着表（T7）を引き、大阪難波発→大和高田着を数えた。平日の最短25分（6:44発→7:09着ほか）、土休日の最短25分（12:10発→12:35着ほか）。平日・土休日の両方に同じ時刻にある便：16:10発（賢島行き。26分でなく25分）など。毎日運転の最速は25分。逆向き（大和高田→大阪難波）は平日26分・土休日25分。 (checked 2026-10-14). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
6.2km
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