Best around Nara Spot List

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

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.

Encounter the Man’yoshu and plants from time immemorial

This sacred primeval forest is registered as a world heritage site

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.

An exhibition and shop of items unique to Nara

A relaxing spot above the pond

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

Enjoy the Japanese architecture in the elegant drawing room

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.

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 mountain-top amusement park with a great view

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.

Reproduction of the center of the ancient capital, Nara. Daigokuden (Council Hall in the Imperial Palace) and gardens line up in this vast historical site.

The second-oldest national museum in Japan, located in Nara Park. It boasts the nation's greatest collection of Buddhist art.

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

Learn about Nara's traditional crafts

A beautiful mountain overlooking the city of Nara

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara