Tourist attractions / Experience spots

Shika no Fune

The Nara Town Minami Tourist Information Center "Shika no Fune" is open as a complex with a tourist information center, a cafeteria, and a café. It was built in the early Taisho period as a branch...

Tengyokudo Kintetsu Nara Ekiten

We sell Yoshino Honkuzu, a Nara specialty, and sweets made with it. In addition to standard kudzu sweets such as kudzu mochi, kudzu soup, and kudzu jelly, there are also pound cakes made with kudzu...

Gyotokuan

Gyotokuan is a souvenir shop facing the approach to Todaiji Temple in Nara Park, the tourist center of Nara City. The open store carries a wide variety of souvenirs unique to Nara. How about shoppi...

Yagyu Kaido

The Yagyu Kaido is an ancient road that runs from downtown Nara to Yagyu, passing through the valley between Mt. Kasuga and Mt. Takamado. Along the road, there are still Buddhist-derived place name...

Nara Okuyama Driveway ( Toll road leading to the summit of Mt. Wakakusa)

journey of approximately 12 km that connects Mt. Wakakusa, Mt. Kasuga, and Mt. Takamado. You can enjoy a varied drive that includes views of Nara City, primeval forests, and Uguisu Falls. The sunse...

Yakushi-ji Temple

The establishment of the temple started in the 9th year of the Temmu era(680) with the wish of Emperor Temmu that Empress would recover from her illness. With the transfer of the capital to Nara, t...

Akishino-dera Temple

Built in the 8th century at the wish of Emperor Kōnin. It is known for its beautiful mossy garden and for its standing statue of Gigeiten, called the Oriental Muse. Also, 25 precious Buddhist statu...

Kohfukuji Temple - Nanendo Hall

It is the largest octagon-shaped pagoda in Japan, and was originally built in 813. Having experienced several disasters, the present pagoda was rebuilt after it suffered a fourth catastrophe.

Todaiji Temple - Shōrō (bell-tower)

The bell-tower (Shoro) which holds the grand bell was reconstructed in 1210. Todaiji Temple’s bell (National Treasure) is from the time when Todaiji Temple was established. It stands at a tot...

Saidaiji Temple - Aizendo Hall

This hall enshrines the Aizen Myō-ō (Ragaraja), a Buddhist image hidden from public view. This is a unique structure that used to be a noble residence with a Shinden-zukuri style external appearanc...

Tobihino

Tobihino, the precincts of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, is a vast field of grass facing Kasuga Taisha Omotesando. It is a great viewing point for Mt. Mikasayama, where deer are always playing in groups. T...

Yamato Mahoroba Izasa-chaya

At the restaurant on the second floor, you can enjoy local specialties such as persimmon leaf sushi and Izasa sushi, as well as Miwa somen noodles. There is also a shop on the 1st floor for take-ou...

Itto-seki (Split Boulder)

Located in Toiwadani, about 700m from Hotokuji Temple, this huge stone is about 7m square and split into two from the center. There is an anecdote that Sekishusai (Muneyoshi Yagyu) had a match with...

Naramachi Nigiwai-no-Ie (Naramachi Traditional House)

Naramachi Nigiwai-no-Ie (Naramachi Traditional House) is a reformed 100-year-old townhouse with a tea ceremony room, hearth, and passage garden. It is a facility where you can experience the lifest...

Sugawara Tenmangu Shrine

The oldest tenmangu (a shrine dedicated to the spirit of Sugawara-no Michizane) in Japan, this shrine is located at the origin of Sugawara-no Michizane’s clan, and enshrines Sugawara-no Michizane h...

Futai-ji Temple

The temple is related to Ariwara-no Narihira, known as the central figure in the Tales of Ise. It is said that Narihira founded this temple by carving a statue of Holy Kannon (Avalokitesvara) himse...

Emperor Konin Mausoleum (Tawara higashi no misasagi)

It is a beautiful circular forest that has been called ``Royal Tomb'' or ``Ounotsuka'' since ancient times, and is the mausoleum of Emperor Konin, the last emperor of the Nara period. The year afte...

Toshodaiji Temple - Korō (Shariden)

The Korō is a two story building built on the east side of the center of the main hall and the Kōdō Lecture Hall. Although it is named the Korō, it currently enshrines busshari (Buddhist relics) br...

Kohfukuji Temple - Tokondo Hall (East Main Hall)

Built in 726 by Emperor Shōmu as an invocation for his aunt’s complete recovery from illness. Including the principle object of worship, the statue of the Yakushi Nyorai, or Bhaisajyaguru (Na...