Tourist attractions / Experience spots

Yamashiro Kokubunji Temple, Kunikyo Ruins

Nara City Kitamachi Tegaimon Tourist Information Center

This information center building was constructed in 1945 as the Nanto Bank Tegai Branch. It was designed by modern architect Heitaro Iwasaki, and is a valuable piece of modern architecture that ret...

Tomi-jinja Shrine

As a formal shrine, it enshrines the 22 pillars of Tenjin and Jigin, and is called Kijima Daimyojin. Congee fortune-telling on February 1st is a traditional event designated as an intangible cultur...

Nara City Historical Archives Museum

It preserves a large number of valuable historical materials, mainly from the early modern and modern times, such as the city's old documents and newspapers from the Meiji era. In addition, some of...

Nara City Museum of Art

In addition to holding special exhibitions sponsored by Nara City, we also rent out the exhibition room as a citizen gallery.

Mausoleum of Emperor Gensho

The tomb of the second empress of Heijokyo, who created the Yoro Ritsuryo code.

Kaeru-an(Soba restaurant)

This 100% buckwheat noodles are made with brown soba that is grown without pesticides in the morning mist and is of the highest quality in terms of color, aroma, and firmness. We also have a wide s...

Sounomiagataniimasu-jinja Shrine

A shrine enshrined in Miagata, an area under the direct control of the Imperial Court, in Sou County. Its origins can be traced back to ancient times, and its enshrined deity is Nagasunehiko, the h...

Shohaku Art Museum

It was opened in 1994 with donations of works from painters Shogo Uemura and Junyuki Uemura, and funds from Kinki Nippon Railway (at the time). The museum collects and stores art materials such as ...

Kasagidera Temple

Zuto Pagoda

Thirteen stone Buddha statues made during the Nara period are arranged in three tiers. All of them are characterized by having a canopy and are of high artistic value. *There may be special opening...

Tsugemikumari-jinja Shrine

(Nationally designated important cultural property) This is an old shrine with a long history and is mentioned in the Engishiki Shinmeichō, Buntoku Jirroku, and Sandai Jirroku. When it was first bu...

Shomyo-ji Temple

Originally, it was a branch of Kofukuji Temple and was called Kohokuin. The name Shomyo-ji Temple originated in 1265, when three monks, Niei and Rin-ei of Kofuku-ji Temple, and Chonin Shonin of San...