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Nara Destination Guide

Discover Nara in Japan

Nara in the region of Nara with its 367,353 habitants is a place located in Japan - some 230 mi or ( 370 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Nara

Local time in Nara is now 10:59 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Edo, Tenri, Tawaramoto, and Tambaichi. When in this area, you might want to check out Yokohama . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Nara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

近鉄大和西大寺駅にて At Kintetsu YamatoSaidaiji Station

0:54 min by kinmani
Views: 3793 Rating: 3.67

近鉄西大寺駅は奈良線難波方面・奈良線奈良方面・京都線・橿原線の4線が離合するターミナル駅ですが、 西大寺車庫から出る線と並行する橿原線との同時駅進入は見ものです。 駅のホームで見ていると併走電車の車体が当たりそうな錯覚を覚えます。 In Kintetsu west cathedral Station, 4 line of Nara Line Namba area / Nara line Nara ..

A drive in Nara Japan 奈良の夜のドライブ!

2:24 min by wanpii
Views: 1131 Rating: 1.00

This is a route of the city circulation bus.I went around it and returned to the same place.This video hastened playback speed to about 3.5 times and edited it.(Therefore, in fact, I ran slowly.) 市内循環 ..


Viaggio Giappone - Japan Trip (8/8) Nara, Osaka

4:12 min by Andrea Cherubin
Views: 1078 Rating: 5.00

Nara, Osaka Visita il mio Blog - www.andreache.it/viaggioingiappone ..

I cervi di Nara ^__^

6:05 min by SilkAlmond
Views: 819 Rating: 5.00

Ciao, video girato a Nara in Giappone. In cervi girano liberamente tra i visitatori! Altri video sul Giappone: Tsukiji: il mercato del pesce di Tokyo www.youtube.com I negozi a 100 yen www.youtube.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Siege of Nara

Following the 1180 Battle of the Uji, in which Minamoto no Yorimasa fought a small Taira army with the help of monks from the Mii-dera and other temples, the victorious Taira, angry at being opposed, decided to assault and burn the Miidera, before moving on to Nara. The Taira were opposed by warrior monks from nearly every major monastery and temple in Nara. Taira no Shigehira and Tomomori, both sons of Kiyomori, head of the clan, commanded the siege.

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Located at 34.68 135.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1180 in Japan, Battles of the Genpei War, Conflicts in 1180, Heian period, Sieges involving Japan

Heijō Palace

Heijō Palace in Nara, was the Imperial Palace of Japan (710-784 AD), during most of the Nara period. The Palace was located in the north end of the capital city, Heijō-kyō. The remains of the palace, and the surrounding area, was established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 along with a number of other buildings and area, as the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara."

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Located at 34.69 135.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 710s architecture, Buildings and structures in Nara Prefecture, Former buildings and structures of Japan, Former palaces, History of Nara Prefecture, Imperial residences in Japan, Museums in Nara Prefecture, Nara period, Nara, Nara, Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites, Visitor attractions in Nara Prefecture, World Heritage Sites in Japan

Nara Station

|} Nara Station is a railway station located in Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai Main Line, the terminus for the Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line), and Nara Line trains for Kyoto begin here and run on the Kansai Line to Kizu before diverging. Also, a limited number of Gakkentoshi Line trains terminate here via Kizu during early mornings and late nights.

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Located at 34.68 135.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Nara Prefecture, Railway stations opened in 1890

Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, also known by its former name, the Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties, is one of two research institutes that comprise the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, an independent administrative institution created in 2001.

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Located at 34.69 135.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Japanese studies, Research institutes, Research institutes in Japan

Kintetsu Nara Station

Kintetsu Nara Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Nara Line located in Nara, Japan. The station is also called "Kin Nara " or "Kin Na " to distinguish Nara Station on the JR West Lines.

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Located at 34.68 135.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Nara Prefecture

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Nara

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.