Tourist attractions / Experience spots

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).

Korin-ji Temple

One of the temples of Gangoji Temple, and the family place of Fujiwara Toyonari. There is Toyonari's tumulus within the precincts, and wooden statues of Toyonari and Princess Chujo are enshrined in...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Tenpyo Club

Our restaurant is a three-story Japanese restaurant built of granite, and you can enjoy the seasonal scenery in the Japanese garden of approximately 2,000 square meters. In addition, we have a ``Sh...

Traditional Kamameshi Restaurant Shizuka Kouen Ten

Shizuka, which has been in business for over 50 years in Nara, is a kama-meshi restaurant that carefully cooks each pot over an open fire after receiving your order. It's close to Nara Park, so it'...

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...

Kissa Ryoan

Kissa Ryoan is a place to learn about tea ceremony, located in a quiet area with lush greenery, northwest of the Heijo Palace ruins and the First Daigokuden, and about a 5-minute walk east of Kinte...

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...

Saidaiji Temple - Hondo Main Hall

Presently, it is the center of Saidaiji-temple. This structure is an Important Cultural Property, and is one of Nara’s greatest modern Buddhist temples. It was built using unique construction...