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Nara travel guide
The Great Buddha of Todaiji, Horyuji, Kasuga Taisha and Omiwa Jinja. Kaki-no-ha sushi and Miwa somen, and Nara ink. Nara, set out category by category.
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309 regional entries. This is not the number of facilities.
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Sightseeing spots
Scenery and town walks. Find the places you want to go.
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Shrines & temples
Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Nara · Place · candidate to visit
Todaiji
The Great Buddha was consecrated in 752. Its hall is among the largest wooden buildings standing anywhere. The Omizutori at Nigatsudo is the rite of drawing the water sent from Jinguji in Wakasa.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityIkaruga · Place · candidate to visit
Horyuji
Held to be the oldest wooden buildings standing anywhere in the world, and in 1993 among the first World Cultural Heritage sites in Japan. Thirteen centuries, and the timber still stands. That is not only a fact about material. It means the people repairing it never once broke the chain.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityNara · Place · candidate to visit
Kasuga Taisha
The stone and hanging lanterns along the approach come to about 3,000. These too were all dedicated by worshippers, the same structure as the thousand torii at Fushimi Inari. The deer of Nara Park are held to be the messengers of this shrine's deity, and are a Natural Monument.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Nara (0)Crafts & industry
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Nara · Crafts & industry entry
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
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Nara · Place · candidate to visit
Todaiji Museum
Clay figures moved from the hall and set at eye level, where before they could only be looked up at.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityNara · Place · candidate to visit
Kofukuji National Treasure Hall
The Ashura figure gives a god of war the face of a boy; made in light dry lacquer, it has no equal from the 8th century.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityNara · Place · candidate to visit
Kasuga Taisha Museum
So rich in Heian armour it is called a second Shosoin; three thousand donated lanterns stand in its grounds.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Nara · Place · candidate to visit
Nara Prison Museum by Hoshino Resort
A facility in the former Nara Prison, an important cultural property and the only one of the Meiji era's five great prisons to survive entire.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityNara · Place · candidate to visit
Oriental Folk Museum
A museum in Nara showing folk material from around the world, mainly from Asia.
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Joruriji Temple
A temple with a Pure Land garden and nine Amida images. It stands in Kizugawa, Kyoto, though listed under Nara in the source.
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