Culture
Nara City (奈良市) is the capital of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern pa...
Sakurai city is located in a fairly rural part of Nara prefecture, in the central east near Mie Prefecture, and is famous for...
Tenri is a small city located just to the south of Nara city and is noted for being the location of the headquarters of Tenri...
Gose city was formed in 1958, has an estimated population of 33,000 people. Some of the more notable locations in Gose includ...
Ikoma is in the northwestern part of Nara Prefecture and is noted for Mt Ikoma, the mountain range which divides Osaka from N...
Yamato-Koriyama in western Nara is home to one of the few castle ruins in the Nara area, and the remains can be seen just wes...
Kashihara is located in the middle of the prefecture, directly south of Nara city, and is the second largest city in the pref...
Inhabited since ancient times, the city area nurtured paddy field agriculture in the fertile Nara Basin since its pre-history...
Supermarkets and convenience stores are modern-day conveniences, but historically, hatsuichi (first market) events were place...
Nara's Oyamato Shrine holds their annual Oyumi Hajime Festival on January 4th. The purpose of the festival is to pray for goo...
One of Nara's best plum blossom spots is the Tsukigase Plum Grove, where over 10,000 plum trees burst into bloom in shades of...
Enjoy crêpes and cappuccino in the global-minded Cafe Wakakusa near Higashimuki Shopping Arcade and Nara Park.
During the summer season, at Kurokawa Honke (黒川本家), located in Nara city, many dishes with arrowroot incorporated, like t...
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A collection of photos and my personal reflection from my visit to the Neold estate.
A 130-year-old soy sauce warehouse in the Japanese ancient capital of Nara has been given a second life as a hotel. It offers...
Super Hotel Lohas JR Nara Eki is located right near JR Nara Station and saves a lot of time as is very easy to find. Besides ...
The West Nara area is a cultural pocket of rich historical and cultural significance, located in the northwestern part of Nar...
The Japanese word ikimono translates to living creatures in English, and the soon-to-open Nara Ikimono Museum will allow visi...
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A collection of photos and my personal reflection from my visit to the Neold estate.
