Culture Historic Nara Sites Aim to Join UNESCO List Kim Bergström In an exciting development, Japan has officially recommended the ancient capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara (located in present-d...
Culture Nara Seasonal Fruit Tasting Bryan Baier Nara Seasonal Fruit Tasting Experience at the Nara Visitor Center & Inn
Culture Ofusa Kannon Temple Alena Eckelmann A gem of a temple, located in a quiet suburb of Kashihara City, invites worshippers to linger. This is the Ofusa Kannon Templ...
22 Culture One Day in Nara Park Elena Lisina Just one day spent in Nara Park can create a lot of impressions from its beautiful gardens, old temples and the special atmos...
Culture Nara's Yamato Cha Green Tea Bryan Baier Nara's Yamato Cha green tea is the original Japanese tea
Culture Takatori Castle Ruins in Nara Bryan Baier Nara's Takatori Castle Ruins, Japan's largest mountain castle, is both a fantasy world realized and a spectacular Japanese ve...
Culture A Rabbit’s Wisdom in Nara Japan Travel Satoshi was born in the Chinese year of the Rabbit, a modest animal with very desirable traits. For Satoshi, the 12-yearly cy...
Culture The Ancient Yamato Region Jeanne Austry Short presentation of the Yamato region, scenery of Japan's ancient legends and myths.
Culture Kawakami-mura's Fudokutsu Cave Bryan Baier The Fudokutsu Cave in Nara’s Kawakami-mura was used by practitioners of Shugendo, Buddhist mountain asceticism, as a cleansin...
