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KASHIHARA JINGU: THE RETURN OF THE EMPEROR

Kashihara Jingu is a sanctuary located in the town of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. Although is not an old construction, keeps a historical...

Nara Visitor Center is a tourist association of the Nara Prefecture. The building is located in the city center, next to Sarusawa-ike...

The Nigatsudo (Hall of the Second Month) is a sub complex of buildings belonging to the Todaiji Temple. It is outside the limits of this,...

We talked before about Kaede udon restaurant, located in the street next to our hostel. Apart from being a restaurant during the day, the...

Wakakusayama is a small mountain to the east of Nara. You can access it in different ways. One is paying 190 yen at the doors at the foot...

An activity that I recommend to anyone who has seen the main tourist spots in Nara, is excursions to finding kofun. Kofun is a burial...

Omizutori is a festival held in Nara during the first two weeks of March to welcome spring. It is one of the oldest festivals in Japan,...

We continue the post of the shrines of Nara with others interesting examples of native religion of Japan. In Kitamachi area is the...

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...

According to the count made in 2012, a total of 1095 deer live in Nara Park . Due to the extension of the park and the adjacent mountains...