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HISTORIC MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT NARA - THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES


Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change. Copyright text from Nara tourism official https://narashikanko.or.jp/en/spot/world_heritage/


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HISTORIC MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT NARA - THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES

Kasugayama Primeval Forest

As the site of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Mount Kasuga is a sacred mountain, and as such, for over 1,000 years, the felling of trees from its forests has been forbidden. Because of this, ancient evergreen ...

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4.4

31 reviews

Kasugayama Primeval Forest

Tōdai-ji

"Todai-ji Temple, known for its ""Daibutsu-san,"" or Great Buddha, is a representative temple in Nara, with an imposing appearance of the largest wooden structure in the world. This is a famous temple...

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4.6

17746 reviews

Tōdai-ji

Kasuga-taisha

"The Shrine lies in a primeval forest of cedars and a kind of Chinese black pines. The brilliant vermillon edifices are beautifully contrasted with their surrounding greenery. Going through the first ...

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4.4

8408 reviews

Kasuga-taisha

Kōfuku-ji

The Kofuku-ji Temple, situated next to the Todai-ji Temple, was prosperous as a forerunner of "Buddhism for aristocrats" in the Nara period. Among the seven biggest temples of Nara, the Kofuku-ji Temp...

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4.4

8245 reviews

Kōfuku-ji

Yakushi-ji Temple

"The establishment of the temple started in the 9th year of the Temmu era(680) with the wish of Emperor Temmu that Empress would recover from her illness. With the transfer of the capital to Nara, the...

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4.3

2586 reviews

Yakushi-ji Temple

Heijō Palace Remains

"The extensive open space of lawn seen between Saidaiji Station and Shin-Omiya Station on the Kintetsu Line is the Heijo Palace, the center of Heijo-kyo Capital, which lasted for 74 years over the 7 s...

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4

3311 reviews

Heijō Palace Remains

Tōshōdai-ji

"This temple was founded in the 3rd year of the Tempyo era(759) by the Chinese Buddhist priest Ganjin Wajo, who, with the invitation of Emperor Shomu, came to Japan after going through all sorts of ha...

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4.4

2466 reviews

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Gango-ji Temple

This edifice used to be a part of the priests' living quarters of the Gango-ji Temple, and was reconstructed as its main hall (National Treasure) and Zen hall (National Treasure) in the Kamakura perio...

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4.1

1304 reviews

Gango-ji Temple

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