Destination · Kansai, Japan

Nara

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Publisher Sakura Journeys
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The first permanent capital, with eighth-century temples and a park full of deer.

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Two deer drinking from a stream under red maples in Nara Park
Two deer drinking from a stream under red maples in Nara Park

Nara

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The wooden Daibutsuden hall of Todai-ji in Nara under a summer sky
DestinationNara

Nara, Japan's First Permanent Capital

Before Kyoto there was Nara. Its great temples, five-storey pagodas and quiet lanes reward an overnight stay rather than a rushed afternoon.
Publisher Sakura Journeys
3.0 out of 5(2)
Two deer drinking from a stream under red maples in Nara Park
ActivityNara

A Day in Nara with the Bowing Deer

Forty-five minutes from Osaka or Kyoto, Nara Park is home to more than a thousand free-roaming deer. Here is how to spend a gentle, crowd-dodging day among them.
Publisher Sakura Journeys
4.5 out of 5(4)

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