Heijokyu Izanai-kan (Guidance Center)

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One of the five buildings in Suzakumon Square, this is a guidance facility where you can experience Heijo Palace from the Nara period and learn about the history and overview of the Heijo Palace ruins as a whole. Learn about the elegant world and people's lives of the Nara period in an easy-to-understand space that makes you feel like you have entered the Heijo Palace of yesteryear, including a restored model (1/200 scale) of the entire Heijo Palace, large-scale videos, and a picture scroll of Heijo Palace. can do. The display of excavated items and materials excavated within the Heijo Palace ruins, as well as the structural model (1/5) created for the first restoration of Daigokuden, are also worth seeing.

Detailed information

Address 3-5-1 Nijooji Minami, Nara City
Opening Hours

10:00-18:00 (Admission until 17:30) Summer June - September 10:00-18:30 (Admission until 18:00)

Closed day

Second Monday of February, April, July, and November (the next day if it is a holiday), 12/29-1/1

Parking

Not available

Price

Admission free

Price (Group)

free

Inquiry 0742-36-8780 (Heijo Palace Ruins Management Center) FAX: 0742-36-8781 (Heijo Palace Ruins Management Center)
Remarks

Highlights: There are models and illustrations throughout the museum, allowing you to enjoy learning about the way people lived during the Nara period. There is also a corner where you can experience the work of temple carpenters and officials in the Nara period through touch panels and playing with blocks, making it a recommended exhibition facility for children and history beginners.

Access & Bus Stop ・From the South Exit of Kintetsu Yamato Saidaiji Station, take the Gurutto Bus and get off at “Suzakumon Hiroba” bus stop. ・From Kintetsu Nara Station, take the Gurutto Bus and get off at “Suzakumon Hiroba-mae” bus stop. ・From Kintetsu Yamato Saidaiji Station South Exit, take Nara Kotsu Bus and get off at “Suzakumon Hiroba-mae” bus stop. ・From JR Nara Station West Exit or Kintetsu Nara Station, take Nara Kotsu Bus and get off at “Suzakumon Hiroba-mae” bus stop.
JR Nara Station Bus Terminal Wast Gate Bus Stop No.⑬⑮
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Kintetsu Nara Station Bus Terminal Bus Stop No.⑪⑬
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