Spots in Around JR and Kintetsu Nara Station Area

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Nara City

Around JR and Kintetsu Nara Station

Category

Koto Akari Western Fashion Store

Shopping

Nara Pref. Narashi Takabatakechou 1097-2 Ichimachi Studio 2

This shop located on the first floor of the shopping area, Naramachi Kobo 2, in Takabatake Town, Nara City, sells Lolita fashion style goods. The shop handles goods made by independent and creative Lolita fashion designers popular in the local Kansai scene.
Izasa Sanjo Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Hayashikoujichou 17-1

This specialty Kakinoha-sushi store is located on the intersection of Sanjo-dori and Yasuragi no michi, approximately four minutes on foot from the Kintetsu Nara Station. It sells Kakinoha-sushi, konbu-saba sushi, and sakura-zushi, bara-zushi, and maki-zushi, as well as other kinds of sushi, including steamed sushi. Its most popular product is its original Izasa-sushi, which is sushi wrapped in bamboo leaves into a triangular shape.
Gallery Cafe Katatsumuri

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Hourenchou 1269

In the restored old house which was built before the war, with the same peaceful atmosphere still intact, is the Gallery Cafe Katatsumuri. Young artists looking for new ways to develop exhibit their work here, and the cafe provides a space to relax. The cafe has a relaxed feel where guests can enjoy lunch, drinks and desserts. Their Kimagure lunch, available in limited numbers, is a handmade and hearty meal. The dessert menu changes every now and then so it’s always a treat to find out what there’ll be. The nearest station is Nara Station on the Kintetsu Line.
Cafe Cojica

4.5

12 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouchou 547

Located inside a renovated 120-year-old private house, Cojica sources all of its ingredients locally for its plentiful menu. This mother-friendly café has everything from a tatami room to a spacious toilet, where mothers can change their babies’ diapers or breastfeed. The café also offers both classes which are enjoyable for babies and also classes which mothers will find enjoyable. This very special café not only serves delicious food, but also aims to backup mothers in any way it can. The café is a three-minute walk from the JR Nara Station.

Delicious food! Good service and friendly staffs. The set meals were pretty reasonable for the price. The only thing was that the dessert is not up to expectations. The chocolate cake wasn’t moist...
Ishii Persimmon Store (Sanjo Dori Branch)

Shopping

Nara Pref. Narashi Kamisanjouchou 27-1 Murata Building 1F

The Ishii Persimmon Store on Sanjo Dori Street is a shop specializing in dried persimmons and sweets. Visitors can spend a relaxing moment or two in the white, contemporary interior of the shop. A recommended sweet to try is their Kaki Kori, a Japanese sweet made with kudzu (arrowroot) and persimmon. It comes frozen and has some wonderful flavor and texture to it. Perfect as a gift or souvenir. The store is four minutes on foot from the Kintetsu Nara Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line.
Fujita Unkoutei

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Koumyouinchou 12 Michinoku center street

Fujita Unkoutei is a washi (Japanese paper) shop in Komyoin Town, Nara City. If you love stationary and appreciate beautiful paper then this shop is for you. Fujita Unkoutei stock various kinds of paper and Japanese paper products, and all sorts of products made from Japanese paper. There are a whole range of different kinds of paper with different colors, thickness, pattern and ways in which it has been made, some of which are not even on display. Besides washi the shop also sells small items and accessories which tend towards wa (Japanese style). It is approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Nara Station.
Ashibi-no-Sato

4.5

16 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Wakidochou 29

This is a wedding hall located in Wakido Town, Nara City. With its spacious open plan design, the hall is available for full-day private wedding ceremonies, and wedding receptions as well as after parties. The facility is run by Ashibiya Honpo, a long-established store selling Nara pickles and visitors can also taste pickles and purchase them on site. Visitors can enjoy lunch, a cafe, traditional Japanese cuisine (reservations required), concerts and other events.

This is a delightful restaurant with outdoor seating hidden down a green tunnel in the Naramachi area. Lunch options were limited to one of two sets that included fish, pickles, rice, tempura and a...
Ochanoko

4.5

16 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Konishichou 35-2 Cot mol 1F

This cafe is located on Konishi Sakura-dori Street in Konishi Town, Nara City. As well as offering Yamato green tea, Taiwanese tea and sweets, the cafe also sells tea leaf products. The shaved ice made with reicha tea, a blend of 20 kinds of grain, is also popular.

期待し過ぎていたせいかそこまでありませんでした。最近はブームでお値段が高くなっているかき氷ですが、それに比べてリーズナブルなのは確かですが、全体的にシロップの味が薄めでした。いちごミルク氷のアイスクリーム入りと、ほうじ茶ラテの葛餅入りを注文。上品といえば上品ですが、苺の味やほうじ茶の味があまり感じられませんでした。某レストランの検索サイトでは有名店のほうせき箱より高評価でしたが、正直それはないか...
LA TERRASSE ALL DAY DINING

3.5

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Nara-shi Konishi Cho 131F

This is a cafe restaurant in the Konishi Sakura-dori Street shopping arcade in Konishi Town, Nara City. The cafe offers pastas, pizzas, paellas, meat dishes and carpaccio using fresh fish. Also, the menu includes desserts such as pancakes and French toast. At lunch time pizza and pasta lunches are available and special desserts can also be enjoyed at other times.

I was a tourist in Nara to attend two Chisato Moritaka concerts on 12/19/21. During the between concert break I walked from the concert venue into the dining district across the street. There I saw...
Imanishi Main Store

Shopping

Nara Pref. Narashi Kamisanjouchou 31

This is a Nara-zuke pickles specialty shop located on Sanjo-dori Street in Kamisanjo-cho Town, Nara City. The Nara-zuke pickles are made using the traditional method of soaking carefully selected domestically grown produce in only sake lees over and over for a number of years as a maturing period. These unique pickles are the only kind of pickle in Japan that is given the name of Pure Nara-zuke pickle.
Kotonoma Akari

3.5

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Konishichou 22F

This is a cafe and bar located in an alley of the Konishi Sakura shopping street in Konishi Town, Nara City. It is the second shop of Furukoto in Higashi-kanenaga Town, Nara City, which sells books and miscellaneous goods related to Nara. From April to September the cafe serves Kezuri-hi, shaved ice with motifs of ancient times, history, myths and Nara.

かき氷をたべました。見た目がかわいいだけでなく、味もとてもおいしいです。こじんまりとした店はの雰囲気もすてきでした。
Pepita d'Oro

4.5

14 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Imamikadochou 28

This is an Italian restaurant in the Imamikado-cho Shopping Street in Imamikado-cho, Nara Prefecture. The restaurant serves Italian cuisine made from home grown vegetables, Yamato beef and fresh fish that have been caught by the owner. The acqua pazza made with seasonal fish and home-grown vegetables is one of the popular dishes.

We at pork chops and chicken cooked in a Japanese style. With 2 beers the cost was about 45 usd. Not cheap, but in line with Japanese food in Nara. It was a good straighforward meal.
Remains of Heijokyo Sakyo Sanjo Nibo Palace Garden

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouoji 1-5-37

These ruins located on National Route 369 in Sanjooji, Nara City are the site of a Nara period palace garden discovered during an archeological excavation in 1975. The ruins, which center on a palace garden with a pond, have a high historical value for the information they have provided on ancient Japanese gardens. It has been designated by the government as both a Special Historic Site and a Special Scenic Spot.
Barmans Chocolate Nara Mochiidono Kobo

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Mochidonochou 42-1 OK Building 2F

Barmans Chocolate is chocolate for adults, made by an experienced chocolatier and former bartender, who combines carefully selected Western liquors with cacao. The company's brick-and-mortar store is the Mochiidono Workshop in the city of Nara. In addition to vintage Armagnac (aged 40 years) chocolate, the shop also sells ice cream, the shop sells unbelievably good ganache made with a chocolatier's expert knowhow and techniques. Packages containing nine varieties of Barmans Chocolate, one piece each, are a popular souvenir.

以前お土産でこちらのチョコレートを貰い、美味しかったので訪問しました。商店街の中にあるビル二階にあり、少しお店は分かりにくいです。工房でチョコレートを作ってるとのことで、入店するとベルがなり店員さんが出て来てくれます。チョコレートは美味しいのでオススメです。
Cafe TANNE

3.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Shimomikadochou 36

This tranquil cafe offers a menu featuring cuisine, sweets, and preserved foods made with seasonal fruits, vegetables, and grains personally selected by the owner. Of all their lunch options, their special TANNE LUNCH served featuring mostly Japanese items attractively served on a cherry wood board are especially popular.

Wonderful Lunch. After a day of walking around Nara we realized we needed lunch. It was already 2:30 and the restaurants were closing. We found Cafe Tanne open and had a wonderful late lunch. My...
Nara City Information Center Naranicle

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Kamisanjouchou 23-4

This tourist information center provides general information on the Yamatoji area and exhibits traditional handicrafts and local souvenirs. The convenient location a five-minute walk from JR / Kintetsu Nara Station and the abundance of the information on hand makes it a popular destination for sightseeing info. Guidance is available in English, Chinese, and Korean in addition to Japanese (Please check the schedule for availability.).
Menya Noroma

4.5

22 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Minamikyoubatechou 3-1531

This ramen shop popular for its incredibly savory chicken bone broth is also a hit with young mothers and fathers due to its family-friendly atmosphere. In addition to their torisoba (chicken broth ramen noodles), which has broth so tasty you'll want to drink it to the last drop, we also recommend their chashu-don (braised pork belly rice bowl), which is topped with a generous portion of braised pork slices.

濃厚なクリーム色の鶏スープに、真っ直ぐで固め、縮れない角ばった自家製麺が特徴です。濃い鶏スープは大変美味しく一滴残さずいただけます。チャーシューも柔らかくホロホロ。こだわりラーメンは奈良で一、二争う人気。おすすめです。土曜13時半頃に来店で、6-7人待ち。ラーメンなので回転早く、10分位待って入れました。お店はキレイで、テーブル3つ、カウンター5席程。最もオーソドックスな鶏そば850円、大盛りプラ...
TSURUYA-TOKUMAN Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Nara-shi Shimomikado-cho 29
Akashiya Showroom

Shopping

Nara Nara-shi Minamishincho 78-1
Kurumi no Ki 1 Jo

4.0

41 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Nara-shi Horencho 567-1

ランチは予約制&完売でいただけなかったのですが平日のすいている時間帯だったのですぐに席へ案内してもらえました。シンプルなチェリーのケーキは驚くほど生クリームがおいしく、チェリーの下処理も完璧！こんなおいしいケーキはひさしぶりでした

Nara Nara City Around JR and Kintetsu Nara Station

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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.