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Tourist attractions in Nara Prefecture
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List of spots in Nara Prefecture
Hannya-ji Temple (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Hannyaji Temple is an ancient temple located in Nara City, and has long been known as the "Temple of Peonies"...
Nara Prefectural Museum of Art (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Appeal): The Nara Prefectural Museum of Art preserves, exhibits, and promotes works of art that reflect Nara's historical and cultural background...
Nara Hotel (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Nara Hotel is a classic city hotel located near Nara Park. It dates back to the Meiji and Taisho periods...
Asuka Village (Asuka Village, Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions): Asuka Village (Asuka Village, Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture) was the political and cultural center of the Asuka period (6th-8th centuries)...
Former Nara Prison (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): The former Nara Prison is a modern brick building constructed during the Meiji period...
Abe Monjuin Temple (Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Abe Monjuin Temple is located in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture, and is dedicated to Monju Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva of Wisdom)...
Mount Omine (Tenkawa Village, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions): Mount Omine is a sacred mountain range centered around Tenkawa Village in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, and has been revered as a sacred mountain since ancient times...
Dorogawa Onsen (Tenkawa Village, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture).
Dorogawa Onsen (Dorogawa Hot Springs / Tenkawa Village, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Dorogawa Onsen is...
Shiga Naoya's former residence (Nara City, Nara Prefecture).
Overview (History, Features, and Appeal): The former residence of Naoya Shiga was the home of Naoya Shiga, a representative writer of modern Japanese literature...
Ukimido (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Ukimidō is an octagonal, wooden, stage-like building extending over a pond near Nara Park...
Nara National Museum (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Nara National Museum (Nara City, Nara Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Nara National Museum focuses on Nara's rich Buddhist culture...
Yagyu Village (Nara City, Nara Prefecture).
Yagyu no Sato (Nara City, Nara Prefecture) Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions) Yagyu no Sato is a historical settlement remaining in the satoyama (rural landscape) of eastern Nara City, and is a site of war...
Totsukawa Onsen (Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Totsukawa Onsen (Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture) is a hot spring resort nestled in a deep valley in the Kii Mountains. Totsukawa Village...
Odaigahara (Kamikitayama Village, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture)
Odaigahara (Kamikitayama Village, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture) Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions) Odaigahara is located in Kamikitayama Village, Yoshino District, in southern Nara Prefecture...
Gangoji Temple (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Gangōji Temple is an ancient temple located in Nara City, with its origins dating back to the Asuka period and its current form dating back to the Nara period...
Isonokami Shrine (Tenri City, Nara Prefecture)
Isonokami Shrine (Tenri City, Nara Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Isonokami Shrine is an ancient shrine located in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture...
Mount Katsuragi in Yamato (Gose City, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions): Mount Oyamato Katsuragi is a mountain located in Gose City, Nara Prefecture, with an elevation of approximately 959m...
Shigisan Chogosonshiji Temple (Heguri Town, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shigisan Chogosonshi-ji Temple is located in Shigi, Heguri-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture...