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Nara Park 奈良公園 Kokujieitai Saidaiji eki (The Air Self- Defense Force Base) Located in the central part of City, this vast green area, 航空自衛隊 Sightseeing Guide 西大寺駅 popularly known as Nara Park, encompasses four world heritage (Nara Pref. Government O From 710 to 784 the capital of , Heijokyo, was located in present day Nara City. sites of UNESCO. Their origins date back to at least the 8th ） Heijo Kyuseki 寺 立博物館 福 国 century. In this park, history and nature blend in harmony. (Heijo Palace Site) 興 Hokkeji mae （ As is shown by the number of extant historical Buddhist images and buildings around 平城宮跡 前 神社・ 法華寺前 Kintetsu NaraKencho eki maeKencho HigashiHimurojinja Kokuritsuhakubutsukan Another charm of this park is deer. Approx. 1200 wild deer roam 県庁東 氷室 近鉄奈良駅 県庁 Todaiji DaibutsudenKen Shinkokaido Nara City, Japanese culture flourished here under the reign of successive emperors around freely and they are so tame that you can make friends 東大寺大仏殿 県新公会堂 and empresses during that era. Several historical sites have been registered on with them! Toshodaiji JR Nara Daibutsuden UNESCO’s World Heritage List as “Historical Monuments of Ancient Nara”. Higashiguchi Kasuga Taisha mae ★Why are there so many deer in the park? 唐招提寺東口 eki JR奈良駅 大仏殿春日大社前 Undoubtedly Nara is a treasure house of ancient history and culture set in a beautiful According to legend, when Kasuga Taisha Toshodaiji 唐招提寺 Kasuga Taisha Kasuga Taisha natural environment. Shrine was founded as a family shrine for Omote Sndo the Fujiwaras, a dominant aristocrat clan 春日大社表参道 春日大社本殿 in the 8th century, they invited a mighty Wariishicho World Heritage Site World Heritage Site World Heritage Site Yakushiji 破石町 god from (in present day 薬師寺 Yakushiji 1 Takabatakecho odaiji Temple ohfukuji Temple asuga Taisha Shrine ). The god is said to Higashiguchi 高畑町 T K K have come to Nara riding on a white deer. 薬師寺東口 2 Since then, deer have been respected Rokujoyama 六条山 and protected as divine messengers by Yakushiji local people. Chushajo 薬師寺駐車場 Bus Line ★Feed the deer Shika Senbei (deer crackers)! ＊The numbers indicated in the box are the The deer in Nara Park eat grass, bamboo leaves and buds. But bus numbers (see above for each route). Kintetsu Koriyama eki Shika Senbei (deer crackers) is their favorite food. You can buy 近鉄郡山駅 1 City circular bus inbound line these crackers at several spots in the park. The deer in this Hokiji mae park are so polite that they bow to you when they ask you for 2 City circular bus outbound line 法起寺前 N Shika Senbei! 12 JR Nara ⇔ Saidaiji This temple is famous for the massive Vairocana Originally founded in the 7th century, 2010 marks Both paths to this shrine are lined with approx. （9:30～17:00） 奈良国立博物館 Chuguji 14 JR Nara ⇔⇔ Kokujieitai statue, which is popularly known as Daibutsu the 1300 anniversary of the foundation of this 2000 stone lanterns, and the eaves of the shrine Jikoin Saidaiji This neo-classical building was constructed as the third national Higashiguchi （Great Buddha）. Founded in the 8th century, the temple. The five-story pagoda, a symbol of Nara itself are decorated with around a thousand 中宮寺東口 慈光院 70 Kasuga Taisha Honden ⇔ Daibutsuden hall which houses the statue was City, was reconstructed about 500 years ago hanging bronze lanterns. It is also impressive to museum in Japan in 1895 in Nara Park. Today this building is Rokujoyama open to the public as Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall. In 1973 a Chuguji burned down twice in fires that broke out as a （1426） after it had burned down five times. A lot see the vermilion colored shrine buildings with 97 Kasuga Taisha Honden ⇔ result of war. The present structure, which was of national treasures and cultural treasures are cypress-bark roof stand in harmony with the new museum building was constructed, and is used for special Horyuji mae 中宮寺 Horyuji Temple rebuilt in 1709, was scaled down to two-thirds of exhibited at the temple’s museum, Kokuhokan. natural environment. For information regarding exhibitions. 法隆寺前 (Nara.Nishinokyo.Ikaruga.Excursion Line) the original size. Nevertheless it is the largest Hours:9:00‒17:00（Last admission at 16:45） the origin of this shrine, please read “Why are wooden structures in the world. there so many deer in the park?” in this leaflet. Isuien Gaeden（9:30～16:30） 依水園 Hours:8:00‒16:30（Nov. to Feb.） 8:00‒17:00（Mar.） World Heritage Site Hours:9:00‒16:00（Homotsuden Hall and The This garden is full of charms; ponds, stepping stones, tea 7:30‒17:30（Apr. to Sept.） 7:30‒17:00（Oct.） Garden of Kasuga Taisha Shrine） houses, a watermill, seasonal flowers… One of the most oshodaiji Temple Bus Stops T impressive scenes is a view of the Nandaimon Gate of Todaiji World Heritage Site Temple and Wakakusayama Hill from the garden. They are 10 World Heritage Site incorporated into the garden as if they were a part of it. 13 11 Yakushiji Temple 1 1 Gangoji Temple 7 Yamato- 9 8 Kintetsu Saidaiji Sta. Nara Sta. N JR Nara Sta. JR Nara Sta. Amagatsuji Sta. Kintetsu Nara Sta. Nishinokyo Sta. 1 2 70 97 1 2 70 97 Kintetsu JR This temple was founded by Chinese Buddhist Kujo Sta. 8 70 97 7 12 14 Nara Sta. Nara Sta. priest Jianzhen, Ganjin in Japanese, in 759 as 9 1 10 70 97 institute dedicated to the learning of Buddhist Kintetsu JR Koriyama Sta. Bus Stop Bus Stop commandments. Several buildings in this temple Originally founded in 680, this temple prospered Koriyama Sta. 13 12 14 11 1 24 Tomiogawa R This temple was originally founded in the 6th date back to the 8th century. Among them, the main under the patronage of the imperial court in the River ＊for indicated bus lines, see the map above. hall is the structure of the 8th century remaining, 8th century. Since that time, the temple was to century as the first Buddhist temple in Japan. Pond Even today several 6th century-roof-tiles are used and the lecture hall is a building used at Heijo Palace. tragically lose all of its buildings to fire, with the for its Gokurakubo and Zenshitsu halls. These Hours:8:30‒17:00（Last admission at 16:30） exception of its east pagoda. Restoration work has halls are said to be the architectural remains of continued since1967, and today, visitors can see ouvenirs to suit your budget World Heritage Site Horinji Temple S the 8th century dormitory for Buddhist monks. many buildings reconstructed by using traditional 法輪寺 Hokiji Temple Amulet of various kinds; Handkerchief printed with the Shoso-in Hours:9:00‒17:00（Last admission at 16:30） methods and techniques. 卍 卍 JR Yamato- Tsutsui Sta. eijo Palace Site 法起寺 Koizumi Sta. ～￥1,000 Hours:8:30‒17:00（Last admission at 16:30） Chuguji Temple 25 pattern; Deer antler goods.（key holders, paper-knives, etc.） H R 中宮寺卍 World Heritage Site Horyuji 卍 T-shirts（ printed with Sumo wrestlers or the Ukiyoe pictures）; Temple Kintetsu Kashihara Line koriyama I.C ～￥2,000 Japanese folding fans; fancy goods with a kimono pattern asugayama Primeval Forest 法隆寺 K The old map of Nara City such as coasters, toiletry goods, pouches, etc. JR Yamatoji Line Hirahata Sta. Kasugayama To To Kyoto Linen goods （table center, curtains etc.）; Yoshino cedar To Osaka Primeval Horyuji (Osaka-Namba) Forest i Center ￥2,000～ handicrafts（ picture frames etc.）; and burners; Nara Nara (Heijo) Nishimeihan Express way 法隆寺 i センター fans, Nara dolls; Akahada-yaki earthenware goods. Palace Todaiji JR Horyuji Sta. Temple JR法隆寺駅 ＊The above-mentioned souvenirs can all be purchased at the shops introduced below. Suzakumon Kohfukuji Gate Temple Kasuga Horyuji Temple Souvenirs & Gifts Gangoji Taisha （8:00～17:00（Feb.22 to Nov.3）／8:00～16:30（Nov.4 to Feb.21）） Along the Sanjo, Higashimuki and Mochiidono streets are souvenir shops, For about 70 years from 710, the capital of Japan Toshodaiji Temple Shrine Temple 法隆寺 secondhand Kimono shops, antique shops, Nara specialty shops, and others. You was Heijokyo located in present day Nara City. can enjoy shopping to your taste and on your budget. Yakushiji This temple is famous for including the oldest wooden buildings Heijo Palace was situated at the northern end of Temple the capital. Covering approx. 1.3 km from east to To Tenri in the world. Originally founded in 607, the temple buildings were The Nara National Museum has a museum shop on its basement floor. Visitors N reconstructed in the early 8th century after being lost in fire. The This sacred forest extends behind the Kasuga west and approx. 1 km from north to south, this Suzaku Avenue may drop in whether they have an admission ticket or not. Various items including Taisha Shrine. Since 841 when hunting and site has been preserved as a special historic spot five-story pagoda, the main hall, and some of the buildings have books, picture cards, and fabrics with traditional patterns are available. logging in this forest were banned, the forest has of Japan. Both of the Suzakumon Gate（1998） remained intact since then. In addition, various historical At Kite-Mite Nara Shop near the , a wide variety of local 01km been preserved in the primeval condition. This and Daigokuden Hall（2010） were restored. treasures including Buddhist images are on display at the specialties of are available. : : ‒ : To Yamatoyagi To Tennoji has made the forest a sanctuary for various Hours 9 00 16 30（Last admission 16:00） JR Line temple’s museum, Daihozoden. ＊Beside these two shops, there are many other shops, such as the ￥100 stores, recycled stores and protected species. It is closed on Mondays. Kintetsu Line souvenir shops located in Sanjo-dori street, Higashimuki, and Mochiidono shopping streets. ◎Nara Prefectural Gov.Office Bus Stop Exchange (Bank) Hospital Nara Park ◎ Nara City Hall Shrine Rent-a-Cycle Lavatory City Loop Legend Police Station Post Office Youth Hostel Parking Nara Sightseeing MAP JR Line Koban (Plice Box) Hotel School http://narashikanko.jp/en/index.html Kintetsu Line 1 City circular bus inbound line To KYOTO 京都 To KYOTO To KYOTO 京都 To KYOTO 京都 To YAGYU 柳生 Akishinodera Temple 京都 Hannyaji Temple 2 City circular bus outbound line 秋篠寺 般若寺 0.4 To KYOTO 京都 km

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Burial Mound Nara Y.H. N 古墳 奈良ユースホステル Konoike Athletic Stadium 0.9 鴻ノ池陸上競技場 km 1.0km JR Nara Line Toll Gate To OSAKA-NAMBA Yamato-Saidaiji Sta. Sakicho Heijo Kyuseki Kokujieitai Futaiji Temple 料金所 大阪難波 大和西大寺駅 1.2 佐紀町 平城宮跡 1.0 航空自衛隊 不退寺 km km Kairyuoji (Y.H.)Pref. Seishonen Kaikan Shoso-in Heijo Palace Hokkeji Temple Ikueigakuen do not walk Temple 海龍王寺 県青少年会館(ユースホステル) 育英学園 0.8km Saidaiji Temple Site Museum Treasure Repository Daigoku-den Hall 法華寺 正倉院 西大寺 平城宮跡資料館 Ichijodori St. 一条通り 369 大極殿 Excavation Site R Tegaimon Nara Okuyama Exhibition Hall 0.5km 1.3km Gate Toll Road 転害門 Daibutsu-ike 奈良奥山ドライブウェイ 遺構展示館 Nara Ikuei High School Pond 奈良育英高校

Kaidan-in Pond Nigatsu-do Hall Heijo Palace Site Temple Hall Daibutsuden Great 戒壇院 大仏殿 二月堂 平城宮跡 Toin-teien Garden 東院庭園 0.8km Bell Sangatsu-do Hall 1.0km Todaiji Temple 大鐘 三月堂 0.8 東大寺 Nara Women’s km Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine University 手向山八幡宮 Kasugayama Primeval Forest Suzakumon Gate Kagami-ike 奈良女子大学 Pond 春日山原始林 朱雀門 Shin Omiya NHK Kintetsu Nara LineSta. 新大宮駅

近鉄橿原線 近鉄奈良線 Nandaimon Gate Wakakusayama Sugawara Pref. Museum of Art Neiraku Museum 南大門 Tenmangu Shrine 県立美術館 寧楽美術館 Hill (342m) 菅原天満宮 Pref. Cultural Hall Isuien Garden 若草山 Kintetsu Kashihara Line Nara City Hall 県文化会館 依水園 Nara Pref. Gov. Office Toll Gate Kikoji Temple Nara City Museum of Art 奈良市役所 奈良県庁 Himuro Jinja 喜光寺 Yoshikien Garden 料金所 奈良市美術館(Ito Yokado 5F) ◎ ◎ 吉城園 Shrine Kintetsu Kohfukuji Temple 氷室神社 興福寺 369 Kencho mae NaraSta. R 県庁前 Nijoojiminami 4chome Nara Pref. To OSAKA 大阪 Hanna Sugawara 二条大路南4丁目 Himurojinja 阪奈菅原 Remains of Heijokyo 近鉄奈良駅 Kohfukuji Kokuho-kan Kokuritsuhakubutsukan New Public Hall 0.3km Pond Burial Mound Museum 興福寺国宝館 氷室神社・国立博物館 奈良県新公会堂 Sakyo Sanjo Nibo Palace Garden 古墳 0.25 平城京左京三条二坊宮跡庭園 km Daibutsuden The Garden of Tokon-do Hall Nara National Museum Kasuga Taisha mae KasugaTaisha 1.8km Kasuga Taisha Shrine Honden Three-Story Pagoda 東金堂 奈良国立博物館 大仏殿・春日大社前 春日大社神苑 萬葉植物園 三重塔 春日大社本殿 Kasuga Taisha Shrine Nara Centennial Hall Five-Story Pagoda 春日大社 Amagatsuji なら100年会館 Sanjodori St. 三条通り 五重塔 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 Sta. km km Sarusawa-ike km km Deer Enclosure JR Nara Sta. Isagawa Jinja Pond 尼ケ辻駅 24 猿沢池 鹿苑 Burial Mound JR奈良駅 Shrine 0.8km 古墳 R 率川神社 Narakogei-kan Naramachi Center Ukimido Gazebo ならまちセンター h Craft Center Ara-ike Pond 浮見堂 t

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P Denkoji Temple なら工藝館 i h Wakamiya Jinja Shrine 伝香寺 ic 0.5km Gangoji Temple 若宮神社 -K 径 元興寺 ino 小 Sagi-ike Pond ak の Sugioka Kason Calligraphy Art Museum Shiga Naoya’s say き 0.8km Daijoin Temple Sa や 杉岡華邨書道美術館 さ 0.9km Garden Cultural Hall Old Residence さ 志賀直哉旧居 Historical Materials 名勝大乗院庭園文化館 Preservation House Wriishicho 奈良市立史料保存館 破石町 0.3km 0.5km Toshodaiji Temple 1.3km Jurin-in Temple Imanishi-ke 唐招提寺 0.7km Naramachi Shiryo-kan Museum 十輪院 今西家書院 Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of 0.2km 奈良町資料館 Fukuchi-in Temple Photography Nara City To YAGYU 柳生 Onjo-Kan Hall Naramachi Koshi-no-ie Lattice House 福智院 0.4 入江泰吉記念奈良市写真美術館 Shin-yakushiji Temple 音声館 ならまち格子の家 km 新薬師寺 0.7km Toshodaiji Naramachi Promotion Center 唐招提寺 Toshodaiji Higashiguchi 1 0.8km ならまち振興館 0.5km 唐招提寺東口 佐保川 （大和路線） 1.0km Ganko-Ittetsu 0.4km Nagaya Nara University of Education (Craftmen’s work shop) 奈良教育大学 2 Kitakyobatecho Tanakacho Nara City Hospital がんこ一徹長屋 JR関西本線 北京終町 田中町 Saho River 市立奈良病院 0.5km JR Manyo Mahoroba Line 0.3km Nishinokyo Sta. JR Kansai Line (Yamatoji Line) Daianji 大安寺 0.4 西ノ京駅 1.0 1.9 JR万葉まほろば線 km Yakushiji km km Nishinokyo eki 薬師寺 Byakugoji 西の京駅 Nishinokyo eki Yakushiji Higashiguchi Temple 西の京駅 Osaka Immigration Bureau 薬師寺東口 0.4 白毫寺 JR Kyobate Sta. (Nara Branch Office) km Yakushiji Temple JR京終駅 大阪入国管理局 奈良出張所 薬師寺 Daianji Temple 169 NIFS 大安寺 R (Nara International Foundation Commemorating the Silk Road Exposition) To NARA OKUYAMA Toll Road 奈良国際研修館 奈良奥山ドライブウェイ

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