Best around Nara Spot List

Take your time and enjoy the traditional Japanese culture of tea ceremony and kimono in a hidden retreat salon away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

We are a specialty store for Japanese knives. Our multilingual staff will guide you politely. Trial cutting is available.

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

A museum where visitors can see the various works and crafts created by the people of the old capital of Nara.

There is a wide selection of popular home appliances. A store with a passport reader. All items are duty free.

This sacred primeval forest is registered as a world heritage site

Known for its relation to the Fujiwara clan, this shrine boasts spectacular views of autumn foliage

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

A beautiful mountain overlooking the city of Nara

This tomb is sealed by a giant rock weighing 2,300 tons

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

Enjoy the Japanese architecture in the elegant drawing room

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A great view overlooking the the Five Storied Pagoda of Kofukuji Temple

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

Encounter the Man’yoshu and plants from time immemorial