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Nara City & neighbourhoods
Naramachi
Old town streets and traditional townhouses invite a slower walk.
Travel regions are editorial groupings, not administrative boundaries.
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Gango-ji Temple
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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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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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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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Naranomi: Contemporary Everyday Craft in Naramachi
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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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Fukuchiin Temple: A Giant Jizo in Naramachi
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Jizoe Lantern Offering at Gangoji Temple
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Jokyoji Temple: Fenollosa, a Historic Gate and a Giant Sago Palm
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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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Ukimidō and Sagiike Pond: Nara Park's Floating Pavilion
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Akemitori: Nara-Patterned Tenugui in Mochiidono Arcade
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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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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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Hands-on experiences (4)
Food & drink (21)

Harushika Sake Store
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Awa Naramachi
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Cherry's Spoon: Coffee and Cake in a Former Kimono Shop
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Kanakana
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Gen: Hand-Ground Soba in a Naramachi House
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Ryozanpaku: Seasonal Kaiseki and Nara Sake
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Nakanishi Yosaburo: Seasonal Wagashi in a Naramachi Machiya
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French Omo Ya Naramachi: Creative French Cooking in a Late-Edo House
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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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Ashibi no Sato: Pickles, Lunch and a Garden in Naramachi
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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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Shonzui: Naramachi Cafe by Day, Nara Sake Bar by Night
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Bar Fiddich: Seasonal Fruit Cocktails in Naramachi
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Kashiya: Seasonal Wagashi in a Naramachi Townhouse
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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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Mentoan: Open the Pouch for Nara's Kinchaku Udon
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Stay nearby (8)

Nara Hotel
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Hotel OBANA: A Naramachi Base with a Local Breakfast
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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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Nara Washington Hotel Plaza: A Sanjo-dori Base Between the Stations and Park
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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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Kazeno Naramachi: Stay in a Former Sake-Brewery Residence
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Official area informationSource checked: 2026-10-18
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