Nara Palace Site Museum

Photo : Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Photo : Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Museum of the excavation surveys of the Heijo Palace and the Heijo-Kyo ruins

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This museum showcases the findings from the excavation surveys of the Heijo Palace and the Heijo-Kyo ruins conducted by the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties since 1959. 

The permanent exhibits feature actual excavated items from the Heijo Palace ruins and dioramas recreating the interiors of government offices and palaces from that era, enabling visitors to learn about life during the Nara period. In addition to archaeology and the Nara period, the museum exhibits the latest research results from the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.

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General Information

Address
Saki-cho, Nara City, Nara, 630-8003
contact details
0742-30-6753(Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)
Times
09:00-16:30 (Last entry at 16:00)
Closed
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday is a public holiday)
New Year's holiday
Access
By train
About a 15-minute walk from the north exit of Kintetsu Yamato-Saidaiji Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e04t9iokVPE

By car
About a 15-minute drive from the Horai IC on the Daini Hanna Road
Car Park
Twenty cars and four large buses
Admission/Worship Fees (Individual)
Free
Website

Nara Palace Site Museum official website

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