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MY NARA
Find your corner of Nara
From city neighbourhoods to mountain villages. Explore 17 travel areas, then choose the places for your visit.
37 areas
Kamenose
A cross-prefectural river corridor and landslide heritage site between Nara and Osaka.
Read area guideNara City & neighbourhoodsNara City
City neighbourhoods, temple precincts and traces of the old capital.
Read area guideNara City & neighbourhoodsNara Park
Parkland paths connect Todai-ji, Nigatsu-do and Kasuga Taisha.
Read area guideNara City & neighbourhoodsOyagyu
A rural eastern Nara landscape of historic shrines and temples, with seasonal fireflies noted along the Shirasuna River.
Read area guideNara City & neighbourhoodsNaramachi
Old town streets and traditional townhouses invite a slower walk.
Read area guideNara City & neighbourhoodsNishinokyo
Discover historic temple landscapes west of central Nara.
Read area guideWestern NaraIkoma
A western gateway with mountain scenery and temple visits.
Read area guideWestern NaraYamato Koriyama
Castle-town streets, tea culture and a long goldfish tradition.
Read area guideWestern NaraIkaruga
A temple-town setting around Horyuji in western Nara.
Read area guideNara City & neighbourhoodsTomio
A western Nara City station neighbourhood with a historic-house sweets cafe.
Read area guideWestern NaraYamato Takada
The Takada River's cherry corridor, Onaka Park and station-side creative experiences.
Read area guideWestern NaraKashiba
A western Nara rail-access area between Goido and Taima, with independent dining stops.
Read area guideWestern NaraOji
From Oji Station, explore temple stories, older burial mounds and a hilltop looking toward two plains.
Read area guideWestern NaraKatsuragi & Gose
Taima's temple town, hands-on culture and Gose's foothill shrines.
Read area guideWestern NaraTaima
Walk from the station through the old approach to Taimadera and the sumo museum.
Read area guideWestern NaraGose Town
Walk the old merchant streets, with a revived public bath and independently located places to eat and stay.
Read area guideWestern NaraGose Foothills
Shrines and village roads below the Katsuragi mountains need deliberate bus planning.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraAsuka
Fields and ancient monuments reveal another side of Nara.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraKashihara & Imaicho
Trace Fujiwara-kyō's palace grounds, then walk Imaicho's preserved merchant streets.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraTenri
A forest shrine, the Yamanobe-no-Michi and a place to watch Nara's heritage being conserved.
Read area guideTawaramoto
A central Nara Basin town shaped by the Yayoi settlement at Karako-Kagi and a long history of farming, trade and brewing.
Read area guideUmami Hills
A broad park and ancient tomb landscape spanning Kawai and Koryo, with restored kofun, seasonal gardens and walking routes.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraSakurai
Shrines, temples and ancient stories shape this part of the basin.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraUda & Muro
Rural scenery surrounds the temple landscape of Muro.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraSoni
Open highland scenery offers a contrast to Nara’s temple towns.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraMitsue
Mountain walks, village traditions and a day-use hot spring meet in Mitsue.
Read area guideSouthern NaraYoshino
Mountain slopes and historic streets change with the seasons.
Read area guideSouthern NaraHigashiyoshino
Mountain rivers, waterfalls and a shrine landscape shape this quiet village east of Yoshino.
Read area guideSouthern NaraKawakami & Otaki Lake
A Yoshino River valley base around Otaki Lake, distinct from Yoshino Mountain.
Read area guideSouthern NaraOyodo
Historic Hiso temple and a useful gateway to Yoshino's mountain roads.
Read area guideSouthern NaraOdaigahara Plateau
High-altitude forests, exposed viewpoints and a seasonal road with permit rules in the west.
Read area guideSouthern NaraTenkawa & Dorogawa
A mountain village setting known for its hot springs.
Read area guideSouthern NaraGojo
Historic streets offer an introduction to southern Nara.
Read area guideCentral & Eastern NaraYamazoe
Highland tea fields, dark-sky nights and quiet mountain villages in Nara's northeastern corner.
Read area guideSouthern NaraShimoichi
A Yoshino foothill town where river foodways and old merchant traditions meet.
Read area guideWestern NaraAndo
A quiet Nara Basin town where Tomimoto Kenkichi's ceramic legacy meets old farmhouses and Horyuji's wider cultural landscape.
Read area guideSouthern NaraTotsukawa
Deep in southern Nara, mountains and hot springs define the journey.
Read area guideTravel regions are editorial groupings, not administrative boundaries.