Nara City Tourism Association

Museum that exhibits Buddhist art, national treasures and important cultural properties. The Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall contains close to 100 Buddhist sculptures that are on permanent display. Special exhibitions are held twice a year in the museum's new hall. It is in Nara Park, and you can also enjoy the sight of many deer gathering there.

The Buddhist Art Library was established for the creation and collection of Buddhist art-related research documents, but the building in which it is housed is quite beautifully artistic as well. The library includes documents from the 6th to the 12th century, and it also highly praised for its modern design, which includes a clever mix of east and west with such features as its Islamic-style windows.

Enjoy a cup of sake at Harushika, a representative brand of Nara sake, at their own elegant brewery. Buy an original glass for 700 yen, and sample several different varieties of sake while you visit. Sake is of course available for purchase, as well as various other sake products and souvenirs.

Naramachi Museum is located in Nishishinyacho, a district that once flourished as the temple town of Gangoji Temple, one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto. The area still retains the atmosphere of historic Naramachi.
Established in 1985 as a private museum, Naramachi Museum houses a valuable collection of nostalgic old signboards, artworks, cultural artifacts from Naramachi, Buddhist statues, and more. The museum is open to the public free of charge.

This shop offers over 120 varieties of sake from 29 breweries from not only Nara City, but Nara Prefecture as well. All varieties are available to sample for a fee.