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KASUGA-TAISHA
Nara
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
(4 reviews)
When Nara was the country's capital, this shrine was erected to protect the ...Read more
2025
AKISHINO-DERA TEMPLE
Nara
Temple to visit
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
Temple built in 780 just before the court leaves Nara. In the Kō-dō, a ...Read more
2025
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NARA
Nara
General museum
4/5
(2 reviews)
This museum is specialized in the history and art of Buddhism. The first ...Read more
2025
NARAMACHI KOSHI NO IE - NARAMACHI NEIGHBOURHOOD
Nara
Street square and neighborhood to visit
3/5
(1 review)
The Naramachi district developed from the 15th century around the temple ...Read more
2025
OKUMURA COMMÉMORATIVE MUSEUM
Nara
Tourist office
This free museum is in fact a tourist information office rich in brochures ...Read more
2025
NARA ART MUSEUM
Nara
Fine arts museum
The museum houses a beautiful collection of Chinese bronzes Yin and Chou, ...Read more
2025
JURIN-IN TEMPLE
Nara
Religious buildings
This small temple located in the city center of Nara was previously part of ...Read more
2025
TOSHODAI-JI TEMPLE
Nara
Temple to visit
Situated in the city centre, this monastery was created in 759 by the ...Read more
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SHIN-YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE
Nara
Temple to visit
Temple of the Healing Buddha, it was built in 747 by Empress Kōmyō as ...Read more
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YAKUSHI-JI
Nara
Temple to visit
The Yakushi-ji was founded in 690 in Fujiwara-kyō, and dedicated to the ...Read more
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TEMPLE SHIGISAN CHOGOSONSHI-JI
Nara
Temple to visit
Nicknamed the temple of the tiger, for its many legends and reproductions ...Read more
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ISUIAN GARDEN
Nara
Parks and gardens
This elegant garden covers an area of 11,000m2. The first part dates from ...Read more
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NARA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Nara
Specialized museum
This museum is dedicated to the photographer Taikichi Irie who devoted his ...Read more