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Temple
Tōdai-ji (Todai-ji)
Nara’s great temple, with the Great Bronze Buddha inside one of the world’s largest wooden buildings and the Nandaimon gate with its guardians; World Heritage site.
Nara · Japan Capital
Nara
In the destination Nara.
In the photo: Street in Naramachi, Nara.
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The city
What to expect from Nara.
Nara was Japan’s capital in the 8th century and preserves World Heritage temples and shrines gathered in the large park east of the city. Tōdai-ji houses the Great Buddha; Kasuga Taisha has thousands of lanterns; Kōfuku-ji has a museum of Buddhist sculptures. More than a thousand deer roam the park. The streets of Naramachi preserve merchant houses, and Hōryū-ji lies to the southwest.
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What to see in Nara
Park
Nara Park
The large park east of Nara, with lawns, woods and lakes, more than a thousand free-roaming deer and the city’s main temples and museums.
Shrine
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
The red shrine of the Fujiwara family in the Mount Kasuga forest, with about 3,000 stone and bronze lanterns; World Heritage site.
Temple
Kōfuku-ji Temple
The Fujiwara family temple at the entrance to Nara Park, with the Central Golden Hall, the East Golden Hall and a museum of Buddhist sculpture including the Ashura; World Heritage site.
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Temple
Hōryū-ji
Temple founded by Prince Shotoku in Ikaruga, with the oldest wooden buildings in the world still standing, including the Golden Hall and the five-story pagoda; World Heritage site.
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