NaraExplorer

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Up-to-date and essential English tourist information about Nara for international visitors

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Nara Explorer is Nara's first and only English tourist magazine.

Our inaugual first issue will be published in June.

For further information,click here.

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Heijo-kyo was the first capital of Japan to unify the Japanese legal system. During this period, Japan was established as a state with a universal code of laws and a strong cultural foundation......continued>>

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recommendations

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NE Recommended Restaurants/Shops/Services..........click>>

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Essential Sightseeing

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The name of Totsukawa, probably doesn’t appear in many tourist guide books for foreigners. Actually it is true that it is a bit hard for foreign tourists to reach but......continued>>

nara events

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Jan. 20-Mar. 28
Kasuga Grand Shrine Treasury Special Exhibition: Decorative Art for Shinto Rituals
Feb. 1-28
Chugu-ji Temple Omote Goten Room Special Opening
Feb. 3
Todai-ji Temple Nigatsu-do Hall, Star Festival
Horyu-ji Temple Tsuina-e Ritual
Kofuku-ji Temple Tsuina-e Ritual
Kimpusen-ji Temple Setsubun Ritual
Early Feb.-early Mar.
Yamatokoriyama City Plum Dwarf Tree Exhibition
Feb. 14-Mar. 31
Tsukigase Plum Festival
Feb. 27
Kiyomigahara Shrine Kuzuso Ritual
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