Spots in Nara City Area

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Nara City

Category

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。
Yoshino Honkuzu Tengyokudo (JR Nara Station Branch)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouhonmachi 1-1 Viela Nara 2F

This is a Yoshino Kuzu arrowroot specialty shop located on the second floor of Viera Nara, a shopping center in Nara Station. The shop serves Kuzu arrowroot mochi made to order, Kuzu arrowroot noodles, Kuzu udon noodles, curries, Kuzu set menus with multiple side dishes and sweets. The shop also sells Kuzu confectionaries and souvenir sets.
Heijo Miya Ato History Park Suzaku Kado Hiroba

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Nara-shi Nijoojiminami 3-5-1
Mahoroba Purin no Mori Main Shop and Cafe

3.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Nara-shi Narazakacho 1073

This pudding shop is situated on Narayama-odori Street in Narazaka-cho, Nara City. The shop's signature Mahoroba Daibutsu Pudding is made with simple ingredients: an abundance of high-quality fresh cream, milk, eggs, sugar, and vanilla beans. In addition to standard custard flavor, the shop also sells a variety of other flavors, including Yamato tea, a local Nara specialty product; cheesecake; chocolate; and Harushika, a local Nara sake. Other products include the Shiroi Shika no Purin pudding, and the Daibutsu-sama no Hohoemi Cookie.

可愛いお店で、ひっきりなしにお客様がいらっしゃいます。プリンの森にふさわしく、楽しい仕掛けが沢山あるお店ですが、店内は撮影禁止です。奈良なので大仏がかわいいイラストの大仏プリンは、お土産に良さそうですが、味は普通。接客はあまり良くありません。
Yagyu Flower Garden

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Narashi Yagyuchou 403

Yagyu Flower Garden is a botanical garden in Yagyu Town, Nara City. The garden is open from early June through to early July. In the roughly 10,000 square meter site are planted 800,000 irises of 450 different species. The best time to visit is the two weeks after about June 10. The 55 species of hydrangea are also well worth seeing and the best time to see them is around one month after June 10.
Nara no Umaimono Plaza

3.5

4 Reviews

Shopping

Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouhonmachi 1-1 VIERA NARA 1F

This is an antenna shop selling Nara specialty foods and crafts, as well as local farm produce including dairy and animal products, located on the first floor of Nara Station. The restaurant Kotoka uses fresh produce provided directly from farms within Nara Prefecture and offers a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu served with local cider of a variety of flavors and sake.

JR奈良駅の一階、東西を貫く通路沿いにある奈良県のアンテナショップだ。そんなに面積は広くないが、ぎゅっと県内の農作物、土産品、農産加工物、特産物を特集している。お酒も飲めるイートイン的な食事スペースもある。駅にあるショップは薄く広くカバーしているものだが、ここはもう一歩「奈良」に踏み込んだ品ぞろえだ。
Kyu-Nabeya Koban Kitamachi Information Center (Nara City Kitamachi Nabeya Tourist Information Center)

3.5

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Handayokomachi 37-2

This tourist information center located in Handayokomachi, Nara City is jointly operated by area residents and the local government. The center has been in its current location, a renovated historic police box, since 1928.

奈良女子大学の道路挟んだ手前にあります。レトロな駐在所？みたいな建物の保存利用で周りの雰囲気と合ってて◎
Nara Prefectural Library and Information Center

Life / Living / Hospital

Nara Nara-shi Daianji-nishi 1-1000

A library in Daianji-nishi 1 Chome, Nara City. Their collection includes a microfilm copy of the Prange Collection, a comprehensive collection of domestic publications during the post war occupation period, as well as a battlefield disease corner sorted by disease, and their War Experience collection made up of donated war memories from around the country. There's also an area with newspapers, magazines, and general materials.
Kaki no Senmon (JR Nara Station Branch)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouhonmachi 1-1JR Nara Station Viera Nara 2F

This is a persimmon specialty store on the second floor of the commercial facility in Vierra Nara in Nara Station. The store sells products such as Japanese confectionaries using persimmons, dried persimmons, cakes, frozen desserts, jams and persimmon vinegar. A cold Japanese sweet that wraps persimmons with arrowroot called Kaki kori is becoming a talking piece as it was awarded the Japan Gift Grand Prize.
Ileda Ganko-do

4.0

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Tsunofurichou 16

A long-standing shop, Ikeda Ganko-do is the only shop to still make Nara Uchiwa fans, a traditional craft passed down since the Nara period. The shop is located in Tsunofuri Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Nara Uchiwa are made by combining 20 sheets of Japanese washi paper and are characterized by the use of “sukashibori,” a technique in which a design is cut into the fan paper using tiny knives. The shop carries over 100 designs such as famous Nara sights; the delicate designs cut into the fans make them veritable works of art. In addition to selling Nara Uchiwa and Nara Sensu folding fans, the shop also holds reservation only classes in which participants can try making their own Nara Uchiwa.

三条通り沿いにある「池田含香堂」は、奈良の伝統工芸「奈良扇子」の専門店です。初めて「奈良扇子」を拝見しましたが、柄がとても綺麗☆ 軽いのでお土産にも良いですね♪
Nishinokyo Miyage Kitora (Souvenirs shop)

3.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Gojouchou 396

This is a souvenir shop located in Gojo Town, Nara City, opposite Toshodai-ji Temple, selling souvenirs such as kuzu-mochi rice cake, Nara pickles, Nara local sake, and Nara City Tourist Association's mascot character, Shikamarokun, goods. There is also a cafe serving light refreshments, soft serve ice cream made from the fresh milk of Uemura Farm, as well as seasonal sweets such as shaved ice, and sushi wrapped in a persimmon leaf.

唐招提寺の南大門の斜め前に唐招提寺の駐車場があります。その駐車場横に、西の京みやげ処きとらがありました。名前の通りのおみやげ屋さんです。比較的大きなおみやげ屋さんで、奈良のおいしいものがたくさん並んでいました。目に留まったのが「柿もなか」という最中です。吉野の柿を煮詰めてつくられた柿100%の練り餡が入った最中です。日持ちもするので、自分用のおみやげに購入しました。家に帰ってからいただいてみ...
Hotoku Zenji Temple

4.0

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Yagyushimochou 445

This is a temple in Yagyushimo Town, Nara City. It is a family temple founded by Takuan Soho and erected in 1638 by Munenori Yagyu for his late father, Sekishusai, the founder of Yagyu Shinkage style swordsmanship. There are approximately 200 Yoshino cherry trees in the precinct and it is a famous spot for cherry blossom viewing.

芳徳禅定寺は、臨済宗大徳寺派で山号は神護山で柳生家の菩提寺です。とても紅葉が美しく隠れた紅葉の名所です。また資料室では柳生藩の資料も閲覧できます。
Village of Yagyu

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Yagyuchou

This village located in northeast Nara City is famous for being the birthplace of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu school of swordsmanship. The village features a number of noteworthy sites including the residence of the Yagyu clan's chief retainer, the Yagyu Masakisaka Swordsmanship and Zen Dojo, and Amanoiwato Shrine and its Itto-seki (sword-split stone). Another point of interest is the Yagyu Hanashobu-en, a vast 10,000 square meter garden home to more 450 varieties of Japanese iris. Peak bloom is from early June to early July each year.
First Torii Gate

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou 160 in the Kasuga Grand Shrine

This is a vermillion-lacquered large torii (Shinto shrine archway) which stands at the entrance to the approach road to Kasuga Shrine in Nara City. It stands at a height of 6.75 meters. As a type of Kasuga-style archway (it has distinct features such as a slight curvature of the under beams and top beams and thick column diameters), it has been designated as a Japanese Important Cultural Property. Even though the archway was first built in late Heian period, the present archway was reconstructed in 1638 and a large scale restoration was done at the 60th anniversary of this reconstruction.
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.
Nakano Museum of Art

4.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Nara-shi Ayameikeminami 9-946-2

This art museum is located in 9-Chome Ayameikeminami, Nara City. The museum's collection primarily consists of early modern Japanese Western- and Japanese-style paintings accumulated by Nara forestry business owner Kanji Nakano. In addition to a standing exhibition, the museum holds artist and themed exhibitions using the pieces in its collection. Visitors can also enjoy the scenery of adjoining Kaerumata Pond.

It is a private museum near Yamato Bunkakan. If you go there, you can visit these two places at once. Although it is a small museum of just two exhibition rooms, their collection of paintings is very...
Shizuka (Koen Branch)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Noboriojichou 59-11

A kama-meshi (rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot) specialty restaurant located near Nara Park and the Nara National Museum in Noborioji Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture know for the constant line outside its door. Each serving of kama-meshi is cooked to order over an open fire. The harmony between the hearty portion of toppings, dashi-steeped rice, and toasty okoge is exquisite. The most popular item on the menu is the Nara seven variety kama-meshi, which has seven toppings, including shrimp, crab, and conger eel. The inside of the restaurant is quiet and spacious; come here to enjoy a meal in between sightseeing.
Nara Women's University Memorial Hall

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Kitauoyanishimachi

This memorial hall is located on the campus of Nara Women's University in Kitauoya Nishimachi, Nara City. The building was completed in 1909 as the main building of the Nara Women's Higher Normal School, the university's predecessor organization. Today, the hall has been designated a National Important Cultural Property and is made open to the general public for one week each in spring and fall each year.
Itto-seki Split Boulder

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Yagyuchou

This massive stone, split right down the middle, is located in the southeast corner of Hotoku-ji Temple in Yagyucho, Nara City. Legend has it that it was cleaved in twain with a single sword stroke by Yagyu Munetoshi (Sekishusai), the founder of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu school of swordfighting, during a duel with a Tengu (long-nosed goblin). This is the origin of the stone's name Itto-seki (single stroke stone).

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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.