What to See ＆ Do│Nara Travelers Guide

What to see ＆do

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Rose Ceremony & Eto Festival / Ryosenji Temple

Offering roses and praying for happiness

Western Area

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Rose Ceremony & Eto Festival / Ryosenji Temple

Ikotenji-kan (Excavation Site Exhibition Hall)

The remains of Heijo-kyo Capital are preserved and displayed under protective roof facilities.

Western Area

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Ikotenji-kan (Excavation Site Exhibition Hall)

Hinaeshiki / Hokkeji Imperial Convent

The Buddhist memorial service that became the origin of Hina dolls

Western Area

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Ume no Sato Tsukigase Onsen

There's nothing like a hotspring after a day of touring.

Eastern Area

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Setsubun-e (Setsubun Festival) / Gangoji Temple

Join a purification ceremony and the "Mamemaki" event, where roasted beans are thrown to welcome good fortune.

Central Area

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Setsubun-e (Setsubun Festival) / Gangoji Temple

Kanbutsu-e / Flower Festival

Memorial service to celebrate the birthday of Buddha.

Central Area

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Jukoki / Shomyoji Temple

Memorial service honoring the anniversary of Juko's death

Central Area

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Shunki Taisai (Grand Spring Festival) / Nara Gokokujinja Shrine

The annual festival at Gokokujinja Shrine honors the war dead and prays for peace.

Central Area

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Shunki Taisai (Grand Spring Festival) / Nara Gokokujinja S…

Nakano Museum of Art

Sanctuary within the city

Western Area

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Nehan-e (Nirvana Ceremony) / Futaiji Temple

Traditional Buddhist ceremony honoring the Buddha's passing

Western Area

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Nehan-e (Nirvana Ceremony) / Futaiji Temple

Hakudo Inoue Memorial Museum

Western Area

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Flower Festival / Futaiji Temple

Buddhist event celebrating the birth of Buddha

Western Area

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Shohaku Art Museum

This museum exhibits works by three generations of Japanese painters: Uemura Shōen, Uemura Shōkō, and Uemura Atsushi.

Western Area

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Busshō-e / Todaiji Temple

Celebrating the birthday of Gautama Buddha

Central Area

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The Ryuo Festival (Kairyuo Prayer Ceremony)

Memorial service praying for the success of those who soar like a dragon.

Western Area

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The Ryuo Festival (Kairyuo Prayer Ceremony)

Koninji Temple

Located on the mountainside of Mount Kokuzo in the middle of Yamanobe Kitamichi, commonly known as "Takahi no Kokuzo-san."

Central Area

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Housou Jizo

Eastern Area

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Plum Blossom Viewing Festival/Oiwake Plum Grove

Western Area

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Plum Blossom Viewing Festival/Oiwake Plum Grove

Romantopia Tsukigase

10,000 red and white plum flowers bloom every spring

Eastern Area

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Observe and try your hand at traditional calligraphy brush and ink making：Nara Brush Festival／Sugawara Tenmangu Shrine

Western Area

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Observe and try your hand at traditional calligraphy brush…

All Night Zazen Practice/Sansho-ji

Western Area

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“Ancient Hina Doll Exhibition"／Hokkeji Imperial Convent

About 100 precious dolls from the Edo period to the present are on display

Western Area

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Shikai Annon Memorial Service / Kairyuoji Temple

Ceremony aims to pray for world's peace and tranquility.

Western Area

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Shikai Annon Memorial Service / Kairyuoji Temple

Kōtan-e (Flower Festival)/Sanshoji Temple

Western Area

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Kōtan-e (Flower Festival)/Sanshoji Temple

New Year's First Sesame Grand Prayer/Jurin-in Temple

Central Area

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New Year's First Sesame Grand Prayer/Jurin-in Temple

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