Tourist attractions / Experience spots

Sugawara Haniwa Kiln Park

The Sugawara Higashi Ruins Haniwa Kiln Site Group is the site of a kiln where clay clay pots were fired during the Kofun period approximately 1,500 years ago, and was unearthed through excavations....

Nakano Museum of Art

Works by artists representing the modern Japanese art world are on display. Kagaku Murakami, Hamitsu Irie, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Ryusei Kishida, Kunitaro Suda, Koun Takamura, etc.

Kairyuo-ji Temple

Early in the 8th century, Kairyuoji-temple was built closest to Heijō Palace at the wish of Empress Kōmyō to serve as an invocation for a safe passage of Japanese envoys voyaging to Tang Dynasty Ch...

Minamiichi Ebisu-jinja Shrine

It is said that it was founded during the Kamakura period. The first ebisu is held on January 5th every year (first ebisu of Minamiichi ), and it is crowded with many worshipers.

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...

Mausoleum of Emperor Gensho

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

Shiki's garden

Masaoka Shiki, who spent 35 years in his short life aiming to innovate the Japanese language, including haiku, tanka, and writing, stopped in Nara on his way back to Tokyo in October of Meiji 28, a...

Shonen-ji Temple

There is a monument with a haiku by Matsuo Basho, ``The incense of chrysanthemums and the ancient Buddhas of Nara.'' The main hall has been designated as a cultural property by Nara City.

Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City

For half a century, Irie Taikichi photographed the scenes and Buddhist treasures of Nara. When he gifted his entire collection to the city of Nara, this museum was designed by Kisho Kurokawa to hou...

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...

Ashibi no Sato Japanese restaurant

A handcrafted space with the theme of "heart" and using water, earth, and wind as basic materials. The old townhouse and warehouse on the 600 tsubo site of the Narazuke manufacturer have been renov...

Nara City Onjokan Hall

The audio hall, with its beautiful tiled roof and white walls, aims to encourage intergenerational exchange and revitalize local performing arts through children's songs and traditional performing ...

Naramachi Museum

Various nostalgic folk implements, Buddhist statues from Nara Town, and other works of art are on display.

Jurin-in Temple

Jurin-in Temple is a temple dedicated to Emperor Gensho and is the Genshi-in Temple of Gango-ji Temple. The stone Buddhist niche (important cultural property) enshrined within the main hall (nation...

Sansho-ji Temple

This temple has been approved by Eiheiji as a Zen meditation dojo. In the Yamato Basin, it is also known as the only place of study that practices ``Gyogaku Match'' (combining training and learning).

Ōno Yasumaro Tomb

Ō no Yasumaro Tomb is a historic site located halfway up a tea plantation. In 1979, a copperplate epitaph was found along with remains and pearls in a grave chamber that was accidentally discovered...

Mausoleum of Emperor Kasuganomiya (Tawara Nishiryo)

This is the tomb of Imperial Prince Shiki, father of Emperor Konin, who is known as the poet of Manyoshu. Emperor Konin, who ascended the throne at the age of 62, enshrined his father as Emperor Ka...

Former Residence of the Yagyu Clan’s Chief Retainer

This is the former residence of Suzu Oyamada, a chief retainer who helped rebuild the Yagyu clan's finances. The majestic stone wall is impressive, and it is inscribed that it was built by Owari st...