Ishibutai Kofun
A Bare Stone Burial Chamber in Asuka You Can Walk Into, Widely Thought to Be the Tomb of Soga no Umako
An early 7th-century burial chamber of about 30 huge stones whose earth mound has worn away, leav...
Asuka Palace Site
The Field in Asuka Where Soga no Iruka Was Killed in 645, with a Restored Stone Pavement and Well from Emperor Tenmu's Palace
The spot in the middle of Asuka where several 7th-century rulers built their palaces one on top o...
Heijo Palace Site
UNESCO Imperial Palace Ruins with Reconstructed Gate and Hall
The ruins of the imperial palace of the Nara-period capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a ...
Takamatsuzuka Tomb
The Asuka Tomb Whose Painted Women Started an Archaeology Boom in 1972, with a Mural Museum Next Door
A small round tomb from the late 7th or early 8th century where painted murals of court women and...
Asuka
Japan's Ancient Capital with Megalithic Tombs and Stone Carvings
Japan's ancient capital before Nara, where mysterious megalithic stone tombs, ancient temple ruin...
Kitora Tomb
A Small Asuka Tomb Painted with the Four Guardian Animals and a Star Chart, and a Free Museum Where the Real Murals Go on Show
A two-tier round tomb from the late 7th or early 8th century whose chamber was painted with the f...
Fujiwara Palace Site
The Field Where Nara Says Japan's First Grid-Planned Capital Stood, Now Planted with Rapeseed, Lotus and Cosmos
The site of the palace at the centre of Fujiwara-kyo, Japan's capital from 694 to 710, which Nara...
Yagyu
The Hill Village of the Yagyu Sword School, and a Boulder Split in Two
A farming village in the hills east of Nara city that produced the Yagyu clan, sword instructors ...
Hatenashi Village
A Hillside Hamlet on the Kohechi Trail, a Steep Climb Above Totsukawa Onsen
A small farming hamlet halfway up the Hatenashi Pass in Totsukawa, Nara, where the World Heritage...