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Nara City

Naramachi / Takabatake

Category

Gango-ji Temple

4.0

260 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Chuinchou 11

A Buddhist temple located in Chuin Town, Nara City. The temple was originally constructed as the Hoko-ji Temple (Asuka-dera Temple), Japan’s oldest Buddhist temple, by Soga no Umako in the end of sixth century. The temple was later moved to its current location and given a new name with the transfer of the capital to ancient Nara. In addition to being registered as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara World Heritage Site, the temple’s Gokuraku-do hall, Zen meditation room, and five-tier pagoda are all designated National Treasures. Special themed exhibitions of the temple’s collection of artwork and treasures are held each year in spring and autumn in the special exhibition room of the temple’s Horin-kan hall.

This temple is just south of the old town in Nara. It is very impressive in its quiet way. The museum is quite lovely and full of ancient sculpture. May I suggest Ninety-Nine Postcards from Nara as...
Naramachi Koshi no Ie Residence

4.5

207 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Gangoujichou 44

A museum which recreates the appearance of a merchant’s house in old Nara-machi, a style of living which existed from the end of the Edo through the Meiji periods. The building is also known as the “Eel Bed”) thanks to its narrow entrance and lengthwise design, which resembles an eel trap. Visitors can experience how life was lived in such houses and learn about the lives of townspeople during this time period.

Its a free attraction, and fascinating to see how homes were once constructed--the literature was very helpful. We were actually walking between Harushika Brewery and Gango-Ji Temple in Naramachi...
Roadside Station Hari T-R-S

Transportation

Nara Pref. Narashi Harichou 345

This is a Roadside Station next to the Hari Interchange in Hari-cho, Nara City on the National Route 25. As well as Italian cuisine and fast food, there are many restaurants, souvenir and local produce shops, a natural hot spring and pool, Hari Onsen Land, and Hari TRS (terrace) Berry Farm, the largest tourist farm in west Japan (reservations required) in the facility.
Byakugouji Temple

4.0

48 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Byakugoujichou 392

This is a temple in Byakugoji-cho, Nara City. It is said it was built on the ruins of a mountain cabin of Shiki no Mikoto, the seventh prince of Tenji Emperor. There are several Important Cultural Properties at the shrine such as the sitting statue of Amitabha Tathagata and a sitting statue of Yamaraja, the Judge of the afterlife. The precinct at the top of the 100 steps stone stairway is also known as a scenic spot overviewing Nara City. Visitors can also enjoy the five-colored camellia, one of the three famous camellias in Nara.

This temple dates back to the 10th century and it is a quiet place which is usually free of hordes of tourists. There are many fine buildings here and an attentive staff. The souvenir posters are...
Naramachi Museum

4.0

66 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Nishinoshinyachou 14

A private museum built in Naramachi (Town of Nara), an area which still retains an old-fashioned townscape. A portion of the owner’s home was remodeled to make a space for the museum. The museum presents the history and culture of Naramachi via folk custom materials, signs, Buddhist imagery, artwork, and old items once used as part of people’s everyday lives from the Edo to the Taisho periods. The museum also sells “migawari-saru (monkey),” local charms which provide protection from evil and harm. Museum entry is free. Closest station: Kintetsu-Nara Station.

A small museum with huge passion. A rather eclectic collection of things from old Nara. Felt refreshing after visiting the more obvious sites with the crowds. Spent maybe 30-45 mins in there and I...
Imanishi Sei Hyoe Store

4.5

17 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Nara-shi Fukuchiincho 24-1

500円で利き酒体験。説明を聞きながら5種類の日本酒を楽しみました。圧倒的に外国人観光客の方が多くいらして、英語の説明を聞きながら楽しんでおられました。おみやげにおちょこもいただき、大満足。
Shoryakuji Temple

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Bodaisenchou 157

This temple located between the mountains in the outskirts of Southeast Nara City is blessed with a great natural environment. The temple has long been popular for its autumn foliage, earning it the nickname Nishiki no Sato (the Home of Brocade). During a predetermined period each year, a number of Buddhist images in the temple's collection not normally viewable by the public, including the Bhaisajyaguru, the temple's principal object of worship (a nationally-designated Important Cultural Property), are put on display. The best period to see the autumn foliage is early November to early December.

2022年11月3日-12月4日の期間《秘仏・薬師如来倚像（台座に腰掛け足を踏割蓮華に乗せる）》を特別公開しているので奈良交通ハスを利用し訪問しました。こちらの鑑賞ポイントは 2ケ所ありその内の1ケ所は[客殿エリア]にある《福寿院（国重要文化財）》で借景庭園、孔雀明王像と狩野永納筆の襖絵です。特別公開期間は襖を開放しているので鑑賞出来る襖絵は 1枚となっています(但し特別公開...
Koshin-do

3.5

34 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Nishinoshinyachou

You’ll find this small hall in the center of Naramachi with a standing statue of Shomen (blue-faced guardian deity), known as Koshin, enshrined. The red monkeys suspended from the eaves of houses in Naramachi are modeled after the servants of Koshin and are believed to act as sacrificial charms that guard against natural disasters and sickness.

奈良町を歩いていると、家の軒先に吊るしてある、庚申さん。こちらのお堂に庚申さんが祀られています。こちらでお参りし、隣のお店で庚申さんのストラップを購入しました。
Goryo Jinja Shrine

3.0

27 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Yakushidouchou 24

This shrine, said to have been built at the behest of Emperor Kanmu during the Enryaku period (circa 800 AD) is famous for its flowers of each season. In the springtime, there are marvelous sakura and peonies blooming. The Shusse Inari Shrine within the grounds is said to bind relationships together and when entreated, will bring about romance. The heart shaped votive tablets, love fortunes, and amulets are very cute.

奈良町の南の方にある神社。このあたりは元興寺の元寺域で、南大門があった場所とのこと。門前の狛犬の足に注目です。
Naramachi Information Center

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Chuinchou 21

Naramachi Information Center is a great place to get information on places of interest, historic sites, restaurants, and shops. It also holds a morning market starting at 8 a.m. every second Saturday where you can buy fresh vegetables and other ingredients from Yoshino, making it a popular spot in its own right. The center also has a shop that sells products from the Yoshino region, including disposable chopsticks made from Yoshino cedar and cypress, local honey, and rice crackers. There is even a bicycle rental service.

奈良町の入口あたりにある観光案内所。観光案内のほか、お土産なども販売されています。近鉄奈良駅から徒歩15分ほど。このあたりから南が旧来の奈良町のようです。
Koninji Temple

4.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Nara-shi Kokuzocho 46

This Buddhist temple is located in Kokuzo-cho, Nara City. There are various theories regarding exactly how and when the temple was founded, but regardless records indicate it was established in the early Heian period. The temple was once used as a training dojo by the Todaiji temple and possessed many structures, but most of these were lost to fire during the Waring States period. The temple's current structures were rebuilt in the Edo period. Each year on April 13, 13-year-olds come here to pray to the temple's statue of Akasagarbha to ward away the unluckiness of this age in a tradition called the Jusan Mairi.

奈良市虚空蔵町にある「弘仁寺」へ訪問しました。虚空蔵山の山腹にある寺院です。十三詣りで有名です。境内は、とても静かで、正月の参拝客もまばらで落ち着けました。
Tamura Seihoen

4.0

8 Reviews

Shopping

Nara Pref. Narashi Shounamichou 18

This tea shop is located in a prime example of a traditional Nara townhouse that happens to be registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property. The shop offers a number of varieties of Nara's Yamato tea, including gyokuro, sencha, hojicha, and bancha. Yamato tea, which refers to tea harvested in the Yamato Highlands, is known for its savory flavor. The name of cha-gayu (rice gruel cooked in tea) made by monks of Todaiji Temple and Kofukuji Temple with Yamato tea is known as Yamato no Cha-gayu.

こちらでは過去《ほうじ茶》と《かりがね焙じ茶》を購入し、こちらの茶を妻ともども気に入っており [春日庵]の《かき氷》と《さつま焼き》を楽しむ為に[ならまち]訪問機会にこちらに立ち寄りました。今回は《かりがね焙じ茶 100g 500円税込》に加え《抹茶入りかりがね玄米茶 100g...
Imanishi-ke Shoin

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Fukuchinchou 24-3

The former residence of the Fukuchuin family, who were the family priests of the Kofuku-ji Daijo-in Temple. In 1924, the Imanishi family, the owners of the renowned Harushika Sake Brewery, inherited it. A very rare extant example of shoin-zukuri architecture from the early Muromachi period, the complex is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. There is a tea room inside the building where visitors can enjoy matcha green tea, seasonal sweets, and ice cream made with sake lees.

静かな町の路地にあります家族3人で行きましたが、我が家以外誰もおらず落ち着いて見学できました。今西さんの奈良漬けのファンです。
Shika no fune

4.0

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Narashi Inouechou 11

Shika no fune is a facility situated in Inoue Town, Nara City, made up of Mayu, a tourism information center for south Nara; Kamado, a restaurant and grocery store, and Saezuri, a tea room and gallery. Ikebana and tea ceremony workshops, etc. are also held at the tourist information center, and in the reading room visitors can browse up to about 800 books. The restaurant serves set meals of rice cooked with firewood in a Japanese traditional oven, and they sell all sorts of food which goes well with rice. The tea room offers sweets, snacks, drinks, and a meal menu offering things like pasta, etc.

奈良町南觀光案內所「鹿之舟」是一棟兩層樓木造房屋，位在奈良町南端入口，巴士站「田中町」下車就到了。除了觀光資中心功能外，還有餐廳、咖啡廳、展示室、讀書室、各種講座，也可以租腳踏車。
Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Nara Main Store

Travel / Tourism

Nara Nara-shi Ganriincho 22

A shop operated by the long-standing Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten, founded in 1716, which offers handwoven hemp fabrics. Located a five minute walk from Kintetsu-Nara Station. The shop’s concept is “good, old fashioned, and playfulness.” The shop offers a variety of products, including hemp and cotton cloth accessories, knickknacks, bags, and clothes. The shop’s most popular item is its hana-fukin tea towels made with mosquito netting produced in Nara Prefecture. Highly absorbent and fast-trying, these tea towels have won the Good Design Award.
Kashiya

4.5

46 Reviews

Shopping

Nara Pref. Narashi Chuinchou 22-3

This is a Japanese confectionery shop in Chuin Town, Nara City. They create the finest of sweets through the best ingredients and most time and effort in preparation. They sell fresh sweets, dried candies, and seasonal confectionery including warabimochi rice pudding using just domestic bracken starch and sugar, Miyoshino kuzu-yaki using Yoshino honkuzu (arrowroot) and Tamba strained red bean paste, and Kodane sembei (rice crackers) made with Omi mochi rice (glutinous rice) and Awa wasambon refined sugar.

After visiting the Nara Park and all the temples, my partner and I decided to stop for some afternoon tea. Found this place in the old town of Nara. The interior is decorated to pretty tradition...
Kikuoka Traditional Japanese Medicine Pharmacy

3.5

2 Reviews

Shopping

Nara Nara-shi Nakanoshinyacho 3

This pharmacy selling traditional herbal medicines is located in Nakanoshinya-cho, Nara City. The longstanding establishment opened in 1184 and has been in business for 24 generations. The pharmacy can give you advice on all kinds of chronic illnesses (making an appointment is recommended). In addition to prescribing traditional herbal medicines, the pharmacy also sells medicinal herb teas; ginger candies; and Daranisukegan, a traditional stomach medicine.

ならまちエリアの中心部にあります。奈良町にぎわいの家のすぐ近くです。平安時代末期にさかのぼる歴史を持つ老舗漢方薬局です。なにせ漢方薬ですので一回きりの観光客が行くのはどうかとは思いますが、店の作りなどは歴史を感じで素敵でした。
Tonbodama-Kobo Kuho, Ganko-ji Temple mae

Style / Fashion

Nara Pref. Narashi Kasasagichou 12-1

A glass art studio shop opened by glass artist Masako Takahata. The shop operates out of a renovated old townhome in Kasasagi Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Enshrouded in a distinctly Japanese atmosphere, the shop’s shelves are filled with accessories, miniature animals, and blown glass tableware, all made from colorful glass beads. Glass art making classes are also held in the workshop in the back. Participants can use whatever color glass beads they like to create two pieces which can be hung from a necklace, etc., and bring home their creations that day (advance reservation required).
Kanakana

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Kunodouchou 13

A café situated inside an old Japanese-style home in the Naramachi (Town of Nara) area centering on the former grounds of the Gango-ji Temple. The remodeled home still retains its old latticed and frosted glass windows, giving the café an old-fashioned yet somehow familiar atmosphere. The café’s signature menu item is the Kanakana-gohan, which comes with a variety of healthy Japanese side dishes, rice, and miso soup. The café’s full menu also includes cakes, pudding, and carefully selected beverages. Closest station: Kintetsu-Nara Station.
Archaique

3.5

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Fukuchinchou 44-1

"This store is located in Fukuchiin Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, specializing in baked sweets. The appearance of the store is designed with the image of a small pastry shop in Paris, which tickles a girl's fancy. The most popular item is the famous ""Nara no ShikaMuffin"", a Japanese-style muffin topped with a deer-shaped icing cookie. They also carry many other baked goods such as cakes that make great souvenirs and gifts. The store also sells lovely handmade goods by craftspeople."

駐車場がないので、ホテルから歩いて行きました。お目当てのコンベルサシオン？がなかったので、焼きチーズケーキとクルミキャラメルスコーンを買いました。お菓子を包んでもらっている間、そんなに待ったわけではないですがご試食にどうぞとチョコレートケーキをいただきました。しっとり濃厚で美味しかったです。チーズケーキ、クルミキャラメルコーン両方ともとても美味しかったので、もっと他の種類のお菓子も試してみたいので...

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Nara Areas

With a reputation almost as stellar as that of Kyoto, Nara is a must-visit for those searching for the remains of "traditional Japan." The largely green Nara city holds the majority of the prefecture’s treasures, such as the iconic Todai-ji Temple, in which a 15-meter tall Great Buddha sits, and Nara Park, where deer flock to befriend passersby. While mountains are by no means hard to come by in this area, for hiking with a reward, head to the Kii Mountains’ Yoshino district in spring, when the hillsides put on an impressive display of white and pink cherry blossoms.