
Nara City (奈良市) is the capital of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern pa...
Sakurai city is located in a fairly rural part of Nara prefecture, in the central east near Mie Prefecture, and is famous for...
Tenri is a small city located just to the south of Nara city and is noted for being the location of the headquarters of Tenri...
Gose city was formed in 1958, has an estimated population of 33,000 people. Some of the more notable locations in Gose includ...
Ikoma is in the northwestern part of Nara Prefecture and is noted for Mt Ikoma, the mountain range which divides Osaka from N...
Yamato-Koriyama in western Nara is home to one of the few castle ruins in the Nara area, and the remains can be seen just wes...
Kashihara is located in the middle of the prefecture, directly south of Nara city, and is the second largest city in the pref...
Inhabited since ancient times, the city area nurtured paddy field agriculture in the fertile Nara Basin since its pre-history...
Traditional performing arts can be enjoyed at this annual festival held since the 12th century.
One of Nara's best plum blossom spots is the Tsukigase Plum Grove, where over 10,000 plum trees burst into bloom in shades of...
Nyaramachi Neko Art Festival celebrates cats and cat-inspired artwork throughout June.
Nara has a long and rich history, and it shows in the amazing variety of food unique to the area.
Branded as an ancient paradise beyond memory, Sasayuri-ann in Nara Prefecture is a unique lodging with rich history and fasci...
Ryokan Kato on Mt. Yoshino in Nar is a historic Japanese Inn that far exceeds the expectations one imagines when planning the...
An ancient paradise beyond memory, Sasayuri-Ann in Nara Prefecture is the perfect combination of Japanese style and luxurious...
The Japanese word ikimono translates to living creatures in English, and the soon-to-open Nara Ikimono Museum will allow visi...
The unique goldfish Nara Kingyo Museum is dedicated to the ancient art of goldfish breeding and the artistic presentation of ...
Kashihara Jingu is a shrine dedicated to the very first Emperor of Japan and sits close to where his palace is thought to hav...