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Sch Hojinnaragakuen Seminar house shiganaoyakyukyo

4.0

37 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Takabatakechou 1237-2

"This is the site of the residence of Naoya Shiga, the famous ""God of Novels. The building was designed by Naoya Shiga himself in the early Showa period (early 20th century), and is unique in that it was built in the sukiya (tea-ceremony room) style with Western influences. In 1978, the Nara Gakuen Educational Foundation acquired the building from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and opened it to the public as a museum and seminar house."

入口と出口が違うので脱いだ靴を袋に入れて持ち歩きます。2階の窓に腰掛けて庭をボーッと眺める。茶室の掃き出し窓に腰掛けて中庭をボーッと眺める。サンルームでボーッと座って台所が機能的だわ〜って感心する。ダイニングルームの天井の豪華な事❣️酷暑の最中に訪問したけど、此方は窓から風が吹き抜けて天国の様でした。
Daijo-in Temple Garden Heritage Center

4.0

29 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Narashi Takabatakechou 1083-1

This Heritage Center is a museum in the Garden of the Former Daijo-in Temple, which is located along National Route 169 in Takabatake-cho in the city of Nara. It contains materials connected with Daijo-in Temple, which was founded in 1087 and abandoned during the anti-Buddhist movement in the early Meiji Period (the middle of the nineteenth century). Open to the public free of charge, this museum displays a reconstructed model of what the temple looked like. A teahouse and conference rooms are available to rent.

奈良ホテルに宿泊し、無料チケットを頂いたので、朝散歩に出かけました。徒歩５分でホテルの坂道を下った所に着きます。冬なので、茶色の芝生が広がり、白梅が咲いていました。お掃除の方に「お花がないのでね。あちらの建物にどうぞ。」と言われそちらへ。写真展をやっており、茶室丸窓からも一幅の絵画のような赤い太鼓橋と、池とお庭が見えました。奈良観光の参考になるパンフレットもいくつか置いてありました。
Nakatanido

4.0

366 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Hashimotochou 29

This is a yomogi mochi rice cake specialty shop located on Sanjo-dori Street in Hashimoto Town, Nara City. The yomogi mochi is made from carefully selected locally grown produce. Hot rice is pounded swiftly according to traditional methods to make the soft and springy texture of the sweet. The shop is visited by many customers who come to see the skilled combination of the craftsmen turning and pounding the rice first hand.

The nicest, freshest mochi I’ve had in Japan (and I’ve tried a lot!) I also got to see them making the mochi which was really interesting.
Mt. Wakakusayama (Mt. Mikasa)

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou Little Women

This is a mountain with an elevation of 342 meters located at the eastern tip of Nara Park. The entire mountain is covered in grass and since it has three small hills that look like conical hats, it is also called Mt. Mikasa (three-hat mountain). Visitors can see deer scattered around the mountain and the mountain makes for a beautiful sight in all four seasons including cherry trees in the spring and changing leaves in the autumn. Every year on the fourth Saturday in January the mountain is set on fire, and a launch of fireworks is used as a sign that the entire mountain is ablaze. This is one of Nara’s large events when there is syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism between Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Todaiji Temple, and Kofukuji Temple so as to pray for the peace and comfort of ancestors, Nara’s disaster prevention, and world peace as well as to announce the coming of spring.
Nigatsu-do

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Zoushichou 406-1 in the Todaiji Temple

It is a Buddhist hall within the precinct of Todai-ji in Nara City and is designated as a national treasure of Japan. It is famous for the Shuni-e (water-drawing) Ceremony, known as a seasonal tradition held in early spring. Although it is now held in the third month of the solar calendar, it used to be an event held in the second month of the lunar calendar, which brought about the name Nigatsu-do, literally February Hall. The principal images are believed to be two eleven-faced Kannon statues, but they are absolute hidden statues and kept strictly out of public view.
Nanendo Temple

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Noboriojichou 48

This octagonal temple located inside the Kohfukuji Temple is designated an Important Cultural Property. As the ninth station in the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, the temple is visited by an unending stream of worshippers. The temple was built in 813 by the noble Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu in prayer for the happiness in the next world of his father, Fujiwara no Uchimaro. The current temple was rebuilt in 1789, the fourth time the temple was rebuilt, in an old-fashioned style believed to be modeled after the Hokuendo Temple, also located inside the Kohfukuji. The two principle objects of worship enshrined inside the temple, the Seated Figure of Amoghapasa and the Standing Figures of the Four Heavenly Kings, were created by famed sculptor Kokei. The temple doors behind which these statues are hidden are only opened on October 17 each year during the Reading of the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra.

興福寺の境内の北西にあります。興福寺内の建築としては創建自体も五重塔よりも古いそうです。現存している建物は再建されたものですが、1210年頃ということで、境内の建物としては最も長いレべルだそうです。その割にはここに来る人は少なく、じっくり鑑賞できました。
Todaiji Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Narashi Suimonchou 100

A museum situated inside the Todaiji Culture Center in Nara City, Nara Prefecture which preserves and displays the treasures of the Todaiji Temple. Through designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, you can learn about the history of the Todaiji and the thinking of the people involved in the temple since its founding, as well as the significance of the Todaiji temple itself. The museum displays a variety of sculptures, calligraphy works, and handicrafts by era, including Nikko and Gakko Bosatsu Ritsuzo (standing statues of Suryaprabha and Candraprabha), designated National Treasures; and an Important Cultural Property-designated Senju Kannon Bosatsu standing figure of a thousand-armed Kannon. The museum also holds special exhibitions.
Neiraku Art Museum

3.0

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Nara-shi Suimoncho 74

The main attraction are the gardens. The museum is just a complement with a very small collection. We entered the place to avoid the rain and it was just ok.
Sarusawa Pond

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Hashimotochou

This pond, 360m in circumference, is located in Nara Park. It beautifully reflects the five-tiered pagoda of Kofukuji Temple in its waters, and is said to be one of the top eight sites to see in Nara. Said to be built as the Kofukuji Temple’s ceremonial pond into which fish and animals were released to let live, this pond is famous for it many sun-bathing turtles.
Nara City Kitamachi Tegaimon Tourist Information Center

4.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Nara-shi Tegaicho 54-1

国宝の東大寺転外門のすぐそばにある観光案内所。この辺りは、観光客のメインルートではないのだが、なぜかここに案内所がある。この建物はかつての南都銀行手貝支店で、昭和47年に移転されるまで現役だったというから驚き。
Kitemite Nara Shop

4.0

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Noboriojichou 38-1 Nara Prefectural Commerce and Tourism Museum 1F

This is a specialty product store on the first floor of the Nara Prefecture Commerce and Industry Tourism Building along National Route 369 and a two-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station. They sell an extensive selection of special products of the region such as traditional handicraft including Nara writing brushes and blade engraving, and foodstuffs including Yoshinokuzu and Narazuke (vegetables pickled in sake lees). In the Hometown Product Corner they display and sell goods from individual towns and villages and the goods change every two weeks. In the Artisan Corner they hold events including handicraft experiences.

結構、大きな物産館だ。場所が近鉄奈良駅の道を挟んで北側にある奈良県商工観光館の一階にあり、利便性も高い。商品ラインナップも幅広く、工芸品、食品、雑貨などが県内各地から取り揃えられている。
Shosoin Repository

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Zoushichou 129

Inside this treasure house, built in a high floor log-cabin style, are important items related to Todaiji Temple such as personal possessions of Emperor Shomu, the founder of Todaiji Temple, and implements used in important Buddhist services, etc. These treasures have been kept here in the Shosoin Repository since it was built in the Nara period. Currently it is managed by the Imperial Household Agency and only the external building is open to the public. Some of the treasures housed here are put on display at the Exhibition of Shosoin Treasures held every autumn at the Nara National Museum.
Nara Prefectural Office Rooftop Garden

4.5

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Nara-shi Noboriojicho 30

This garden is situated on the roof of the Nara Prefectural Office situated on National Route 369 in Noborioji-cho, Nara City. Open to the general public, visitors can enjoy a sweeping view of the surrounding scenery, including downtown Nara City and the mountains of the Nara Basin. The garden is also open at night during events such as the Nara Tokae Lantern Festival, the Nara Daimonji Okuribi, and the Mt. Wakakusa Yamayaki.

エレベーターで上がれる広場の更に上に階段でしか行けないけど、展望スペースがあります。特に案内が書かれているわけでは無いので、少し分かり難いかもしれません。昼休みの時間帯は、広場も展望スペースも職員さん達が思い思いに時間を過ごしています。
Isuien Garden & Neiraku Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Narashi Suimonchou 74

This is the only “chisen-kaiyu-shiki teien” or pond strolling garden in Nara City, Isuien Garden consists of two gardens built during the Edo period and the Meiji period. Its appeal lies in the fact that you can comfortably appreciate the Nara-like landscape in a peaceful location with Tōdai-ji’s Great South Gate, Mt. Wakakusa, Mt. Kasugaokuyama and Mt. Mikasa. The Neiraku Museum which is located within the park holds and exhibits fine art such as antique Chinese bronzeware, and Chinese, Korean and Japanese ceramics and porcelain.
Yoshikien Garden

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Pref. Narashi Noboriojichou

This is a Japanese-style garden and a Place of Scenic Beauty within Nara which sits adjacent to Isuien Park. It is said that it was built on the site of a branch temple of Kofukuji Temple, Manishuin Temple. You can enjoy the three aspects of the garden; the pond garden, the moss garden and the tea ceremony garden with Mt. Kasuga and Mt. Wakakusa as a backdrop. The former Shohoin family residence and the separate tearooms within the garden have been designated as Tangible Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture. In Autumn, the fall colored leaves which flutter down into the moss garden create a beautiful scene. Advance reservation is necessary to use the tearooms.
Gokoin Temple

4.5

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Kitamikadochou 24

This temple of the Kegon sect is located in Kitamikado Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. The main object of worship is the “Gokoshiyui Amitabha,” said to have been brought from China and famous for its spiral-like hair, which resembles a wig. It is said to represent him neglecting to cut his hair due to his devotion to meditation and cogitation in order to fulfill the “48 Vows.” It is ordinarily hidden from the public and is only shown in early August. Reservations are required to enter the temple.

短期間に二度目の参拝です。今回は事前に了解を求めた上での参拝なので、前回のような門前でさようなら、と云うことはありませんでした。目的の涅槃図や仏像は来年２月に一週間だけ特別公開されるとのことでした。
Mahoroba Daibutsu Purin Honpo (Todai-ji Temple Yume-Kaze Plaza Shop)

4.0

23 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou 16 Todaiji Temple Maemae Yumeizaka Hiroba Monza Market

This confectionary makes each and every one of their puddings by hand using generous amounts of ingredients sourced locally from Nara. The puddings, which come in glass jars, are popular for the cute designs of their lids. Their various seasonal puddings, such as mahoroba (splendid place) Daibutsu pudding rolls, and their soft-serve ice cream made with Daibutsu pudding are also quite popular.

今回テレビで特集されていたのを見て訪れました。多くのお客さんで賑わっており、確かな人気度を感じました。手作りのプリンは格別でした。
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.
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.

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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.