

CANDLES AT THE GANGOJI TEMPLE FESTIVAL
Gangoji is the main temple of Naramachi (Ancient City of Nara) and one of the most important of Nara. The Asuka-dera Temple, in the small...


NARAMACHI NIGIWAI-NO-IE: LIVING IN THE PAST
Nigiwai Naramachi-no-ie is a traditional house in Naramachi right at the back of Gangoji Temple. Built in 1917, in the Taisho Period, the...


NARAMACHI KOSHI NO IE LATTICE HOUSE
I wrote about this tourist spot in the post of Naramachi, but I think it is worth writing an exclusive post. This house museum displays...


NARAMACHI
Naramachi, which literally means "City of Nara" is one of the quintessential tourist spots of Nara and its most famous neighborhood. A...