Tourist attractions / Experience spots

Hotoku-ji Temple

It is the family temple of the Yagyu family, and the statues of Munenori Yagyu and the monk Takuan are enshrined on either side of the principal image, we can imagine what they were like in the past.

Nara City Kyobate Station Tourist Information Center “Hatenomidori”

Kohfukuji Temple - Five Storied Pagoda

It is the second highest pagoda in Japan, approximately 50 meters high. It was built in an older architectural style, but a dynamic medieval technique was also boldly implemented.

Kohfukuji Temple - Three Storied Pagoda

Along with the Northern Octagonal Hall (hokuen-dō), it is the oldest building in Kohfukuji Temple. Approximately 19 meters high, it represents the architectural style of the 10th century by its use...

Kikou-ji Temple

This temple was founded by the bodhisattva Gyōki in 721, and he based all of his activities here until he entered nirvana. Gyōki bodhisattva was involved in the construction of the daibutsu-den, or...

Shorindo

A long-established brush shop founded at the end of the Edo period. Shorindo's Nara brushes, which continue to preserve the quality of traditional crafts using traditional manufacturing methods, ar...

Isagawa-jinja Shrine

The oldest shrine in Nara City. As if to protect the enshrined deity Himetatara Isuzuhime no Mikoto, the father deity Sai-no-Okami is on the left, and the mother deity Tama-kushi is on the right. T...

Fukuchi-in Temple

Kiyomizu Temple in Heijo (Nara), which was given to the priest Genho by Emperor Shomu in the Nara period, was rebuilt in the Kamakura period with the cooperation of the priest Jitsunobu of Kosho Bo...

Juhoji Temple

Genkoji Temple

Ginza Akie Sashiko store Nara store

Sashiko materials such as genuine indigo dyed/plant-dyed cloth, thread, and sashiko works. Authentic hand-sewn sashiko class. The only authentic sashiko specialty store in Kansai

Tengyokudo Nara Hoten

specialty store for Nara's specialty, Yoshino Honkuzu. Along with the seasonal scenery, you can enjoy kudzu sweets such as kudzu cutlets and kudzu manju, and kudzu dishes such as udon and seasonal ...

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...