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Takamatsuzuka Tomb
The painted women found here in 1972, in Tang and Goguryeo style, rewrote the history of painting in Japan.
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Kitora Tomb
Four directional beasts on four walls and a star chart on the ceiling - the only tomb where all four survive.
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Nara Manyo Museum
A hundred and fifty-four living painters were each given one ancient poem to paint; below lies the workshop that cast Japan's first coins.
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Tenri University Sankokan Museum
An ethnology museum of household objects from around the world, among Japan's best for foreign material.
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Isonokami Shrine
A seven-branched iron sword inscribed in gold, given by Baekje in the 4th century - among Japan's earliest written objects.
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Uda Matsuyama
A castle town enriched by the medicine trade, its apothecary houses still lining the highway.
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Kinpusenji Zaodo
Second only to Todaiji among wooden buildings; its columns are barely trimmed tree trunks, no two alike.
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Yoshino Cedar and Barrel Staves
Five centuries of planted forest, grown dense and slow so the rings stay fine - the timber that lines sake barrels.
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Gojo Shinmachi
Includes the oldest dated private house in Japan, its ridge tag reading 1607.
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Takatori Tosa District
Below one of Japan's three great mountain castles, a town enriched by travelling medicine sellers.
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Karako-Kagi Site
A tower drawn on a pot was used to reconstruct the building - architecture recovered from a picture.
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Kasuga Mandala Paintings
Paintings that show the shrine and its mountain as a Buddhist paradise - gods and Buddhas held in one image.
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Armour and Swords of Nara
Armour survived because it was dedicated, not used; the silk lacing survives precisely because it never saw battle.
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Yagyu Village
Home of the Yagyu swordsmen, with a boulder split clean in two that legend says was cut by a blade.
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Isuien and Daijoin Gardens
Two gardens of different centuries joined into one, borrowing the Todaiji gate and the hills as its scenery.
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Nara Mosquito Nets
A loose hemp weave that stops insects but not air; when nets fell out of use the cloth survived as kitchen towels.
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Takayama Tea Whisks
The tea whisks of Takayama, Ikoma. Bamboo is split finely and the tines are raised. The area produces most of Japan's tea whisks.
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Takayama Tea Ceremony Utensils
The tea ceremony utensils of Takayama, Ikoma. Tea scoops and ladles are made of bamboo.
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Nara Uchiwa Fans
The fans of Nara. Paper cut in openwork is pasted on. They are said to have begun with fans made by the priests of Kasuga Taisha.
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Deer Antler Craft
The deer antler craft of Nara. Deer antlers are carved into personal ornaments.
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Nara Lacquerware
The lacquerware of Nara. It is decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay. The technique goes back to the treasures of the Shosoin.
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Kogaku Masks
The kogaku masks of Nara. Masks for gigaku and bugaku are carved from wood and painted.