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Nara City & neighbourhoods
Nara City
City neighbourhoods, temple precincts and traces of the old capital.
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Nara 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 guideNara City & neighbourhoodsTomio
A western Nara City station neighbourhood with a historic-house sweets cafe.
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Todai-ji Temple
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Nigatsu-do Hall
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Kasuga Taisha
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Kofuku-ji Temple
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Gango-ji Temple
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Nara National Museum
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Isuien Garden
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Yakushi-ji Temple
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Toshodai-ji Temple
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Himuro Shrine
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Nara Prefectural Office Rooftop: A 360-Degree City View
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Mizuki Kofun
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Yashibu Yamaguchi Shrine
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Amano-Ishitate Shrine & Ichitōseki
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Hōtokuji Temple and the Yagyu Family Cemetery
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Jūbei's Cedar
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Yagyu Shimozuka Kofun
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Ataya Stone Buddhas
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Hōsō Jizō and the Shōchō Tokusei Inscription
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Former Yagyu Domain Jinya Ruins
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Former Yagyu Domain Chief Retainer's Residence
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Yagyu Yasaka Shrine (Former Shinomiya Daimyojin)
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Kasuga Taisha Man'yo Botanical Garden
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Heijo Palace Site
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Yoshikien Garden
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Shin-Yakushi-ji Temple
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Ayanas: Kimono Crafts, Everyday Accessories and Care
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Naramachi Goryo Shrine: A Neighbourhood Guardian with a Festival Legacy
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Koshin-do: Naramachi’s Shrine to Shomen Kongō
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Tokuyuji Temple: Naramachi's Chujo-hime Memorial Grounds
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Kōrinji Temple: Fujiwara Toyonari and Naramachi Tea Culture
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Tanjoji Temple: A Well at the Heart of the Chujo-hime Tradition
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Nara Park Bus Terminal Rooftop Garden & Visitor Centre
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Yoshida Kaya: Nara Mosquito-Net Cloth and a Historic Shop
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Kikuoka Kanpo: A Naramachi Pharmacy and Spice Workshop
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Ikeda Gankodo: Nara Fans Cut by Hand
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Nara Crafts Museum: A Guide to the City's Makers
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Nara Brush Tanaka: Meet the Maker, Finish a Brush
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Kobaien: Nara Ink and Hands-on Sumi Making
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Nawrap: Nara Mosquito-Net Cloth in Naramachi
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Morino Sample: Make a Tiny Piece of Japanese Food Art
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Mafu Okai: Weave Nara Sarashi Linen
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Naranomi: Contemporary Everyday Craft in Naramachi
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Jigenji Temple: Nara's Persimmon Tree and Prayer Tradition
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Naramachi Koshi-no-Ie: Read the Plan of a Townhouse
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Naramachi Mechanical Toy Museum: Play First, Book Making Separately
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Naramachi Museum: Everyday Belief, Shop Signs and Local Objects
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Eya Bridge Remains: Traces of Nara's Hidden River
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Shimaka Bridge: An Edo-Period Stone Crossing in Naramachi
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Isagawa Jizo: Stone Buddhas beside Shimaka Bridge
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Uneme Shrine: A Small Lakeside Shrine with a Moonlit Festival
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Sarusawa Pond: A Historic View with a Tower Under Repair
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The Traditional Deer Antler-Cutting Event at Rokuen
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Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri: Four Days of Ritual and Performing Arts
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Meoto Daikokusha: A Paired-Deity Shrine in Kasuga's Southern Precinct
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Rokuen Deer Learning Tour and Antler-Strap Workshop (Groups)
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Busshoe: Buddha's Birthday Flower Festival at Todaiji
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Chugen Mantoro: Kasuga Taisha's August Lantern Rite
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Fukuin Temple: A Rare Fukuukenjaku Kannon and a Refuge in Takabatake
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Fukuchiin Temple: A Giant Jizo in Naramachi
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Kintetsu Nara Station Tourist Information Center
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Nara Okuyama Driveway: Three Routes through Hills and Forest
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Shoryaku-ji: The Mountain Temple Known as the Brocade Village
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Tomio-Maruyama Kofun: Japan's Largest Circular Burial Mound
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Jokyoji Temple: Fenollosa, a Historic Gate and a Giant Sago Palm
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Kasugataisha Museum: The Shrine's Treasures in Context
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Nara Prefectural Museum of Art: Beyond Ancient Nara
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Kōfuku-ji National Treasure Hall: Meet Ashura in Context
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Round1 Stadium Nara Mi-Nara: A Rainy-Day Play Plan
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Kagura Naramachi: Deer-Leather Inden
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Konjaku Kimono Akio: Antique Textiles in Mochiidono Arcade
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Former Daijō-in Temple Garden: A Restored Monzeki Landscape
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Shōsō-in Repository: See the Treasure House, Not Its Locked Treasures
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Rokuen Deer Conservation Center: The Care behind Nara's Deer
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Ukimidō and Sagiike Pond: Nara Park's Floating Pavilion
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Kairyuoji: A Small Temple with a Nara-Period Pagoda
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Ryūzōji Temple: Obitoke's Child-Safe Jizō and Dragon Legend
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Obitoke-dera: A Historic Temple for Safe-Childbirth Prayers
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Kikō-ji Temple: Gyōki’s Temple and the ‘Trial Great Buddha Hall’
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Saidaiji: The Western Great Temple and Its Tea Ceremony
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Hokkeji: Empress Komyo's Convent and Seasonal Kannon
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Daian-ji: Sculptures from Nara's Lost Great Temple
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Nishinokyō Bicycle Rental: A Seasonal Temple-Ride Start
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Yurara no Yu Nara: A Bath Day with Clear Entry Rules
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Nishinokyō Kitora: Souvenirs and a Temple-Side Rest Stop
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Ganko Ittetsu Nagaya and Sumi Museum: Meet Nara's Makers
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Akashiya Nara Brush Showroom: From Shop Visit to Brush Making
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Mori Naraduke: Sake-Lees Pickles by Tōdai-ji
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Yamazakiya: Narazuke Gifts in Higashimuki Arcade
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Akemitori: Nara-Patterned Tenugui in Mochiidono Arcade
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Nara-no-Kura: Local Crafts and Food by Suzaku Gate
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Cycling Tours Japan: Private and Custom Nara Rides
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Kaki no Senmon: Persimmon Specialties on Sanjo Street
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Isshindo: Nara Brushes, Ink and Calligraphy Tools
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Yakushi-ji Hana-eshiki: Seven Days of Spring Rituals
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Toshodaiji Uchiwa-maki: The Heart-Shaped Treasure Fan Rite
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Mount Wakakusa: Three Slopes above Nara Park
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Tōdai-ji Hokke-dō: The Older Hall beyond the Great Buddha
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Tōdai-ji Kaidan-dō: Ordination and the Four Guardian Kings
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Tōdai-ji Museum: Treasures Preserved beyond the Great Buddha
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Nara Park: Beyond the Deer and the Great Buddha
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Araike Garden: A Pondside Pause in Nara Park
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Mitorii-ike Garden: Nara Park’s Quiet Historic Greenway
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Kasugayama Primeval Forest: Walk the Sacred Edge
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Wakakusa–Kasuga Nature Trail: From Open Hillside to Sacred Forest
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Hari Terrace: A Roadside Stop on Nara's Highland Route
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Nara City Tourist Information Center: Start at the Old Station
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Sanryobo Kofun Historic Park: Three Tombs on the Yamato Plateau
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Sugawara Haniwa Kiln Park: Where Tomb Figures Were Fired
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Naramachi Information Center: Get Oriented in the Old Town
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Yusai Gallery: Contemporary Art in a Naramachi Townhouse
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Shika Saru Kitsune Building: Nara Craft, Food and Hands-on Traditions
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Nuno-gura: Try Hand-spun, Hand-woven Hemp in Naramachi
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Shika Saru Kitsune Building Tour: A 20-minute Naramachi Story
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Salon Naramachi: Tea Ceremony in a Former Merchant Family Home
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Hiyori Main Store: Gold-beating Paper Craft in Central Nara
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Kissakoan: Learn Tea in a Heijo-Era Neighbourhood
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Kakisuga: Persimmon and Yuzu Confection near Sarusawa Pond
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Isagawa Shrine: Nara's Shrine of Family and New Life
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Isagawa (Bodai River): Nara's Hidden Urban Watercourse
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Manmando Michinori: Nara Sweets with Shrine and Festival Roots
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Manshodo: A Long-Running Wagashi Shop on Higashimuki Arcade
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Higashimuki Shopping Arcade: Nara's Station-Side Street
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Shohaku Museum of Art: The Uemura Painters
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The Museum Yamato Bunkakan: East Asian Art and a Garden Walk
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Nara City Museum of Art: A Changing Programme in Mi-Nara
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Nara University Museum: Exhibitions on the History of Nara
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Nara Women's University Kinenkan: A Rarely Opened Meiji-Era Hall
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Saho River and the Kawaji Cherry Trees
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Daibutsu Railway Memorial Park
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Enjōji Temple
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Ryōsenji Temple
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Kubikiri Jizo on the Takisaka Road
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Takisaka Road (Old Yagyu Kaido)
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Jigokudani Stone Buddhas: The Carved Saints' Cave
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Hands-on experiences (9)
Try Ajikan meditation at Fukuin Temple
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Copy the Kōmyō Mantra at Fukuin Temple
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Blend curry powder at Kikuoka
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Make a Nara fan with Ikeda Gankodo
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Trace a sutra at Yakushi-ji
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Make persimmon-leaf sushi with Hiraso
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Paint Akahada ware in Nishinokyo
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Shape Nara ink with Kobaien
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Finish a Nara writing brush with Tanaka
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Food & drink (51)
Harushika Sake Store
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Awa Naramachi
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Cafe Fluke: A Relaxed Meal Break in Higashimuki Arcade
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Cherry's Spoon: Coffee and Cake in a Former Kimono Shop
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Kiyosumi no Sato AWA: A Farm-to-Table Meal in the Hills
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Mia's Bread: Sandwiches at the New Takabatake Shop
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Gen: Hand-Ground Soba in a Naramachi House
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Kakinohazushi Tanaka: Sushi and Tea by Kintetsu Nara
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Ryozanpaku: Seasonal Kaiseki and Nara Sake
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LAMP BAR: Story-led Cocktails in Central Nara
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Nakanishi Yosaburo: Seasonal Wagashi in a Naramachi Machiya
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Ichijo Shin-Omiya: Seafood and Japanese Izakaya Classics
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French Omo Ya Naramachi: Creative French Cooking in a Late-Edo House
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Com Ngon: Vietnamese Noodles and Home-Style Dishes in Higashimuki
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Umasshu: Taste Sake from Nara's 29 Breweries
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Nara Izumi Yusai: A Paid Sake Tasting Room in Naramachi
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Hana Bar: Whisky, Cocktails and a Quiet Counter in Naramachi
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Tokokuro Healthy Garden: Chinese Dining at Shin-Omiya
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Kawanami: A Farm-Led Japanese Course near Shin-Omiya
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Kuruminoki Ichijō: A Seasonal Lunch beyond the Park
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Shizuka Omiya: Kamameshi with a Bookable Table
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Wa Yamamura: A Seasonal Kaiseki Meal near Shin-Omiya
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Kasuga Ninai Jaya: Seasonal Porridge on the Shrine Approach
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Shizuka Nara Park: Kamameshi Cooked to Order
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Sakura Burger: Smokehouse Bacon by Kintetsu Nara
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Kamaiki: Fresh-Cut Udon in Higashimuki Arcade
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Kikusuiro Ryōtei: Seasonal Kaiseki by Kasuga's First Gate
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Ashibi no Sato: Pickles, Lunch and a Garden in Naramachi
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Amanojaku JR Nara: A Small Ramen Counter Near the Station
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Cafe Maru: Pancakes in a Naramachi Townhouse
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Bambuno: Nara-Inspired Italian in a Machiya
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Unakiku Nara: Eel Rice beside Kasuga's First Torii
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Gâteau des Bois À La Maison: Cakes and Tea by Saidaiji
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Gâteau des Bois Laboratoire: A Café Stop near Heijō Palace
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Cauda: A Roasted-Coffee Break beside Heijō Palace
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Pizzeria ICARO: Wood-Fired Pizza near Heijō Palace
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Nishinokyō Coffee: A Pause at Yakushi-ji's North Gate
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Mizuyachaya: A Thatched-Roof Tea Stop by the Stream
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Genkishin: Chicken-Broth Ramen and Nara's Daibutsu Bowl
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Shonzui: Naramachi Cafe by Day, Nara Sake Bar by Night
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Miyake: Sweets in a Relocated Konoike House
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Shubo Aya: Seafood and Nara Sake near Kintetsu Nara
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Kashiya: Seasonal Wagashi in a Naramachi Townhouse
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Yanagichaya: Nara Chameshi beside Sarusawa Pond
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Yatagarasu Nara: Yakitori and Yamato Chicken
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Shikanofune: A Naramachi Food and Culture House
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Bolik Coffee: A Gallery-Café in Naramachi
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Yaoyorozu-no-Chaya: Tea, Nara Vegetables and a Quiet Room
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Nakatanido: Fresh Mugwort Mochi and Fast Pounding
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Mentoan: Open the Pouch for Nara's Kinchaku Udon
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Shigenoi: Hand-Kneaded Kama-age Udon in Nara
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Stay nearby (30)
Nara Hotel
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Kasuga Hotel: A Ryokan at Nara Park's Station Gate
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Nara Backpackers: A Shared Stay in a Historic Japanese House
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Hotel OBANA: A Naramachi Base with a Local Breakfast
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Hotel Nikko Nara: Stay Directly at JR Nara Station
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Asukaso: A Naramachi Ryokan beside Sarusawa Pond
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Hotobil: A Small, Home-Style Stay by Kyobate
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Kotonoyado Musashino: A Ryokan within Nara Park
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Yuzan Guesthouse: A Century-Old House Near Nara's Two Stations
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Nara Washington Hotel Plaza: A Sanjo-dori Base Between the Stations and Park
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Nara Guesthouse 3F: A Group Stay Above the Shopping Streets
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Naramachi Guesthouse: A Whole Machiya with a Lantern Garden
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FUFU Nara: Suite Stay, Natural Hot-Spring Baths and Tekisui Dining
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Super Hotel Nara Shin-Omiya: One Stop from the Park
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Nara Royal Hotel: A Shin-Omiya Base with a Hot Spring
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Hotel Asyl Nara Annex: A Western Nara Base with a Guest Bath
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Edosan: A Detached-Room Ryokan in Nara Park
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Nara Park Hotel and Hōrai Onsen: Stay or Bathe in Western Nara
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JW Marriott Hotel Nara: A Convention-District Base
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ANDO HOTEL Nara Wakakusayama: A Hillside Stay Above the Temples
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Kanko Hotel Tamaru: A Japanese-Style Base beside Nara Park
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GUEST HOUSE OKU: A Renovated Nara Townhouse
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Hotel Pagoda: A Nara Park Stay with Cyclist Facilities
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Guesthouse Nara Komachi: Private Rooms and Dorms by JR Nara Station
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Tsukihitei: A Forest Ryokan in Kasugayama
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Kazeno Naramachi: Stay in a Former Sake-Brewery Residence
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MIROKU Nara: Local Design Beside Arajike Pond
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Hotel New Wakasa: A Ryokan Base near Todai-ji
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Hotel Asyl Nara: A Traditional-Feeling Stay by the Stations
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Hotel Halftime: A Food-Focused Stay beside Shin-Omiya Station
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Official area informationSource checked: 2026-10-18
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Nara Park
Parkland paths connect Todai-ji, Nigatsu-do and Kasuga Taisha.
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A rural eastern Nara landscape of historic shrines and temples, with seasonal fireflies noted along the Shirasuna River.
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Old town streets and traditional townhouses invite a slower walk.
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