Tourist attractions / Experience spots

Shotoku(Koken)-Ryō Tumulus (Takaｄuka Tumulus)

It is said to be the mausoleum of Empress Empress Shotoku (Koken) of the Nara period, but it is believed to be a keyhole-shaped tumulus dating from the first half of the 5th century. Emperor Shotok...

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...

Imanishi Shoin

The Imanishi Shoin is a shoin-zukuri style building that best conveys the style of the Muromachi period. It is also a valuable relic in the history of architecture, and you can enjoy matcha tea whi...

Kasagidera Temple

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...

Tengyokudoh JR Nara Ekiten

A specialty store for Nara's specialty, Yoshino Honkuzu. You can enjoy Japanese parfaits made with kuzu, kuzu sweets such as kuzu cutlets and kuzu manju, and kuzu dishes such as udon and seasonal d...

Yuga-jinja Shrine

On the east side of the Nara Hotel, there is a torii gate on the path that enters National Route 169. If you climb the eye-catching stone steps, you will see a beautiful vermilion-colored worship 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 ...

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...

Nanmyo-ji Temple

An old temple said to have been founded in 771. The main hall [Important Cultural Property] is a hipped structure from the Kamakura period, and the three Fujiwara Buddhas of Yakushi Nyorai, Shakyam...

Hiramune Naraten

It is located in Naramachi, on the south side of Sarusawa Pond. Feel free to visit us even if you are alone. We also sell persimmon leaf sushi.

Persimmon leaf sushi Yamato Nara Horai branch

We sell a wide variety of sushi, including ``Persimmon Leaf Sushi'', a specialty of Nara Prefecture, as well as Nara souvenirs. It is located in front of the entrance to Daini Hanna Road and has ve...

Jigen-ji Temple

This temple is famous as the birthplace of warding off evil spirits. Its construction began when Emperor Shomu's guardian Buddha was enshrined there. There is a persimmon tree that is a natural mon...

Tokuyu-ji Temple

This is the fourth temple of the 88 sacred sites in the northern part of Yamato, and is the remains of Toyonari's lieutenant princess. Within the precincts are the ``Kokuzuka'' and ``Yukisaku no Ma...

Kataoka Plum Grove

plum grove in Nara Park. As you walk from the first torii gate of the approach to Kasuga Taisha Shrine in the direction of the culinary inn "Edo San", you will soon come to a plum grove of about 25...

Tanjyou-ji temple

This temple is connected to Chujo Hime, who was born in Nara as the daughter of Fujiwara Toyonari, the Minister of the Right during the Nara period. There is a well in the precincts that is said to...

Kohfukuji Temple - Hokuendo Hall

It was built at the time of the first-year memorial service for Fujiwara-no Fuhito, the founder of Kohfukuji Temple, and was rebuilt in 1210 after it suffered from the second catastrophe. It is spe...