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2026/09/17

Museum · Nara · Kansai

Nara Prison Museum

A Meiji-era red-brick prison (1908) and one of the Five Great Prisons with its original layout intact, now a museum operated by Hoshino Resorts.

Nara

Museum · Nara · Kansai

Nara Kingyo Museum

Japan's largest goldfish museum features 3,000 fish in seven artistically designed spaces including projection mapping and mirror installations.

Nara

Temple · Nara · Kansai

Tōshōdai-ji

A historic Buddhist temple established in 759 by Chinese priest Ganjin, serving as the head temple of Japan's Ritsu-shu denomination and housing 17 National Treasures.

Nara

Temple · Nara · Kansai

Kōfuku-ji

Eighth-century Buddhist temple in Nara, chief sanctuary of the Fujiwara clan and one of Japan's Seven Great Temples, featuring historic pagodas.

Nara

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Ikaruga22°
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Yen

1 US Dollar¥155
1 Euro¥178.9
1 Singapore Dollar¥121.8
1 Australian Dollar¥110.6

Reference rates · 2026/09/16

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Shrine

Kasuga-taisha

A major shrine with over 3,000 affiliated shrines nationwide, maintained through a tradition of structural renewal held every 20 years.

Nara

Park & Garden

Nara Park

Large public park in Nara home to over 1,200 free-ranging sacred Sika deer, with historical temples and shrines for visitors to explore.

Nara

Temple

Hokke-dō

Todai-ji's oldest building, constructed between 740-747 and originally dedicated to a Kannon statue, later renamed for the annual Lotus Sutra ceremony.

Nara

Museum

Nara Prison Museum

A Meiji-era red-brick prison (1908) and one of the Five Great Prisons with its original layout intact, now a museum operated by Hoshino Resorts.

Nara

Temple

Yakushi-ji

Seventh-century Buddhist temple in Nara, built in Chinese style and ranked among the Seven Great Temples, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nara

Temple

Tōshōdai-ji

A historic Buddhist temple established in 759 by Chinese priest Ganjin, serving as the head temple of Japan's Ritsu-shu denomination and housing 17 National Treasures.

Nara

Temple

Tōdai-ji

Established in 738, this Nara temple houses the largest bronze Buddha statue and serves as headquarters of the Kegon Buddhist school.

Nara

Historic Site

Heijō Palace Ruins

Imperial residence and administrative center during the Nara period (710-794), designed after Chinese models and reconstructed from excavations.

Nara

Museum

Nara Kingyo Museum

Japan's largest goldfish museum features 3,000 fish in seven artistically designed spaces including projection mapping and mirror installations.

Nara

Temple

Kōfuku-ji

Eighth-century Buddhist temple in Nara, chief sanctuary of the Fujiwara clan and one of Japan's Seven Great Temples, featuring historic pagodas.

Nara

Temple

Great Buddha Hall

The central hall of Todai-ji temple rebuilt in the Edo period, standing as the world's largest wooden structure after multiple destructions and reconstructions.

Nara

Festival

Dadado-no-onihashiri

Masked demons swing blazing torches through a temple hall in an ancient winter ritual performed twice daily, seeking protection from misfortune and ancestral blessings.

14 Jan 2027Gojo · Nara

Mountain

Cherry Blossoms at Mount Yoshino

About thirty thousand cherry trees on a mountainside in Nara, planted over centuries as offerings, which come into flower from the foot upward over a month.

Yoshino · Nara

Historic Site

Asuka-Fujiwara

The Nara-Prefecture ruins where Japan's first centralised state took shape, newly inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2026.

Kashihara · Nara

Temple

Hōryū-ji

This seventh-century Buddhist temple features some of the world's oldest wooden structures and several national treasures, including a five-story pagoda.

Ikaruga · Nara

Shrine

Kasuga-taisha

A major shrine with over 3,000 affiliated shrines nationwide, maintained through a tradition of structural renewal held every 20 years.

Nara

Park & Garden

Nara Park

Large public park in Nara home to over 1,200 free-ranging sacred Sika deer, with historical temples and shrines for visitors to explore.

Nara

Temple

Hokke-dō

Todai-ji's oldest building, constructed between 740-747 and originally dedicated to a Kannon statue, later renamed for the annual Lotus Sutra ceremony.

Nara

Museum

Nara Prison Museum

A Meiji-era red-brick prison (1908) and one of the Five Great Prisons with its original layout intact, now a museum operated by Hoshino Resorts.

Nara

Temple

Yakushi-ji

Seventh-century Buddhist temple in Nara, built in Chinese style and ranked among the Seven Great Temples, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nara

Temple

Tōshōdai-ji

A historic Buddhist temple established in 759 by Chinese priest Ganjin, serving as the head temple of Japan's Ritsu-shu denomination and housing 17 National Treasures.

Nara

Temple

Tōdai-ji

Established in 738, this Nara temple houses the largest bronze Buddha statue and serves as headquarters of the Kegon Buddhist school.

Nara

Historic Site

Heijō Palace Ruins

Imperial residence and administrative center during the Nara period (710-794), designed after Chinese models and reconstructed from excavations.

Nara

Museum

Nara Kingyo Museum

Japan's largest goldfish museum features 3,000 fish in seven artistically designed spaces including projection mapping and mirror installations.

Nara

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