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  • Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yo Culture
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    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Asuka 10
    This cultural museum focuses on the Manyoshu ancient collection of Japanese poetry as well as other classical culture. There's the Japanese Painting Exhibition Hall which has a variety of exhibitions centered around Manyo Japanese paintings, the Manyo Theater where you can experience the Manyo world through music and light, as well as the Special Exhibition Hall where you can see replicas of artifacts from the Asukaike Workshop archeological site discovered on the premises. There are also the Manyo Library and Information Room, Museum Shop, and Manyo Garden located onsite.

    花見目的のドライブから宿に戻る途中たまたま当館の前を通り、まだ少し時間があったことと、駐車場も入館料も無料だったので、ほんの時間潰しぐらいのつもりで入館しました。そんな私たち夫婦に当館のボランティア解説員の方が、展示物や飛鳥時代の歴史についてたいへん詳しく、また時にはジョークを交えながら面白おかしく説明しながら、館内を案内して下さいました。そのおかげで、たいした知識もない私たちでも、たいへんよく理...

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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.

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