Location List

子孫鷲頭弘忠 of the height of Ouchi 16s bunch performed a founding of the Taineiji Temple in an old historic temple in Fukawayumoto, Nagato-shi in 1410. It is the place of Yoshitaka Ouchi father a...

A memorial opens in the Kaneko sentence British temple ruins where みす ゞ spent the childhood period in April, 2003 equal to birth 100 years of nursery rhyme poet "Misuzu Kaneko". I comprise bodi...

In light of Tottori’s twice rescue of Korean sea vessels, this garden was constructed to celebrate the history of friendship between Korea and Tottori Prefecture with commemorative plaques, Korean ...

New soba offered from early November. Buckwheat kernels are carefully ground in a stone mortar and combined with the finest quality Japanese yam and local spring water. This shop also offers the ch...

Akagawara preserves the old white exterior while housing stores and gift shops in a renovated interior. The many white-walled storehouses along the Tamagawa River retain the ambience of their origi...

Yumeminato Tower and Yumeminato Park are both on the south side of Sakaiminato’s Takenouchidanchi, where the San’in Yumeminato Fair was held. Yumeminato is well known as Sakaiminato City’s main par...

In September, the lush green, terraced rice fields of Inabuchi village in Asuka are enhanced by thousands of red amaryllis (also called red spider lilies), marking the transition to Autumn. The Ama...

On the approach to Kasugataisha Shrine, this walled garden features around 250 varieties of plants, described in Japan’s oldest collection of poetry, the Manyoshu. A pleasant strolling garden in al...

To help Nara’s deer population co-exist peacefully with each other and with humans, the antlers of the aggressive males have been ritually cut each autumn. Unchanged since the Edo period, this is a...

Every spring, people flock to see this magnificent weeping cherry blossom tree, believed to be around 300 years old. Its blossoms are pale pink, in contrast with a row of hot pink peach blossoms be...

Hydrangea flowers bloom just before the rainy season of mid-June, their watery blues and purples against deep green leaves, enhanced by the soft rain. There are over 1,000 hydrangea shrubs around Y...

In early spring, Tsukigase is one of the best places in Nara to view plum (“ume”) blossoms. The flower is often mentioned in Japanese haiku or renga; it is also said to offer protection against evi...

Cherry blossom season is the main event around Mt Yoshino, with around 30,000 trees of 200 varieties, that bloom all over the mountain from late March to mid-April. Extra buses take visitors up to ...

Renowned for night views over the Nara basin and the lights of Osaka, Mt Ikoma is accessible by cable car from Toriimae Station. In summer, it’s a good location to see the fireworks festivals acros...

From the top of Amakashi-no-Oka hill, you get a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. From early to mid-spring, plum and cherry blossoms are in bloom. The view is especially nice around sunset.

Daimonji Okuribi is a fire festival held on the evening of August 15 to honour the spirits of fallen soldiers and pray for peace. As a memorial service is conducted with a mixture of Buddhist and S...

A relatively recent event first held in 1999, this lantern festival takes place nightly from August 5 to 14 every year, turning World Heritage rich Nara Park into a sea of candlelight. All are enco...

The Wakamiya Onmatsuri takes place annually at Kasugataisha Shrine on December 17. It has been passed down for over 1200 years and the performances associated with it have been designated a Nationa...

Held in the morning at 10am, on various dates throughout December, a French horn player summons the local deer to be fed, with a performance of Beethoven's 6th Symphony Pastoral. The performance la...

The origins are hazy, but the event is spectacular. One theory is that there was a boundary dispute between Kohfukuji Temple and Todaiji Temple in 1760, which got out of hand, resulting in the moun...

The Basara Festival takes of the streets of downtown Nara to celebrate dance. The word basara, roughly translates as expressive and exuberant, and you will see amateur performers with plenty of ene...

Designed on the theme of the Man’yoshu, a vast poetry anthology from the 8th century, this modern museum is thoughtfully designed, with vibrant displays depicting daily life at the time along with ...

Ranging over four buildings with wheelchair access, this museum holds treasures from the Nara period (710 to 784 AD), plus Buddhist and decorative art from around Japan with explanations in English...

Nara’s main art museum has an extensive collection of Japanese art, with a focus on the Edo and Meiji eras. Exhibitions rotate every two to three months and explanations of most pieces are in Engli...