Sakurai City has a lot of historically famous shrines and temples, including Omiwa-jinja Shrine, which is called the oldest shrine in Miwa, Hase-dera Temple, Tanzan-jinja Shrine and Tomi-jinja Shrine in Tonomine.
三輪の日本最古の神社といわれる大神神社や長谷寺、多武峰の談山神社や等弥神社などの由緒ある社寺も数多く見られる。