Shoryaku-ji
A Valley Temple Southeast of Nara Where Refined Sake Began, at Its Best in the November Maples
A mountain temple about 4 km up a valley road from Route 169, where medieval monks worked out the...
Odaigahara
A Rain-Soaked Plateau at 1,600 Meters, Reached by One Bus a Day
A high plateau on the Nara and Mie border with some of the heaviest rainfall in Japan, a 1,695-me...
Chogaku-ji
A Temple on the Yamanobe-no-michi with a Hell Painting on Show from 23 October to 30 November
A quiet temple halfway along the Yamanobe-no-michi in Tenri. From 23 October to 30 November the m...
Tsukigase Plum Grove
About 10,000 Plum Trees on the Slopes of a River Gorge in Far-East Nara City
Around 10,000 red and white plum trees on both sides of the Nabari river gorge (called the Satsuk...
Tanize Suspension Bridge
A 297-Meter Village Footbridge That Sways 54 Meters Above the Totsukawa River
A steel-wire footbridge about 297 meters long and 54 meters above the Totsukawa River, built in 1...
Explore Nara by Category
⛩️ Shrines (10)
- Kasuga Taisha
- Tanzan Shrine
- Isonokami Shrine
- and 7 more...
🏛️ Historic Sites (9)
- Asuka
- Heijo Palace Site
- Hatenashi Village
- and 6 more...
🏘️ Neighborhoods (5)
- Naramachi
- Imai-cho
- Yamato-Koriyama Goldfish Town
- and 2 more...
🏔️ Mountains (5)
- Mount Wakakusa
- Odaigahara
- Mount Katsuragi
- and 2 more...
🌳 Parks (4)
- Nara Park
- Soni Kogen
- Tsukigase Plum Grove
- and 1 more...