Nara-shi is a city in Japan.
Population: 367,353
Latitude: 34° 41' 6.18" N
Longitude: 135° 48' 17.46" E
Fujiwara-kyō (藤原京) was the Imperial capital of Japan for sixteen years, between 694 and 710. It was located in Yamato Province (present-day Kashihara in Nara Prefecture), having been moved from nearby Asuka. However, the name Fujiwara-kyō was never …
Gangō-ji (元興寺) is an ancient Buddhist temple, that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area includes a variety of buildings found in Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. They were designated in 1993 along with the surrounding landscape, under severa…
Nara Institute of Science and Technology (奈良先端科学技術大学院大学, Nara Sentan Kagaku Gijutsu Daigakuin Daigaku), abbreviated as NAIST, is a Japanese national university located in Ikoma, Nara of Kansai Science City. It was founded in 1991 with a focus on res…
Isonokami Shrine (石上神宮, Isonokami-jingū, also 石上布都御魂神社 Isonokami-futsu-no-mitama-jinja, 布留大明神 Furu-ōmyojin, etc) is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Tenri in Nara prefecture, Japan.
Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺?), also known as Hōkō-ji (法興寺?), is a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara. Asuka-dera is regarded as one of the oldest in Japan.
Kintetsu Nara Station (近鉄奈良駅, Kintetsu-Nara-eki) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Nara, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Corporation.
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium (近鉄花園ラグビー場, Kintetsu Hanazono Ragubī-jō) in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan.
The Nara National Museum (奈良国立博物館, Nara Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.
Ikaruga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-chō) is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.
Yawata (八幡市 Yawata-shi?) is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Ujigami Shrine (宇治上神社, Ujigami-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO Worl…
Saidai-ji (西大寺) or the "Great Western Temple" is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Kinki University (近畿大学, Kinki daigaku), or Kindai (近大) in short, is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Hig…
Isuien Garden (依水園, Isuien) is a Japanese garden located in Nara, the old capital of Japan near Kyōto. It has been preserved since its creation in the Meiji era, and is the only walking garden (kaiyushiki teien) in Nara.
Ishibutai Kofun (石舞台古墳) is a stone kofun tumulus of the Asuka period in the east of Shimanoshō, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The kofun is believed to be the tomb of Soga no Umako. It occupies a space of 54 m (177 ft), and is the largest known mega…
Daian-ji (大安寺?) was founded during the Asuka period and is one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan.
Hokki-ji or Hōki-ji (法起寺, the ‘temple of the Arising Dharma’) – formerly known as Okamoto-dera (岡本寺) and Ikejiri-dera (池後寺) – is a Buddhist temple in Okamoto, Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary sangō prefix is "Kōhonzan" (岡本山), a…