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World Heritages
Todai-ji Temple
Todai-ji Temple, known for its “Daibutsu-san,” or Great Buddha, is a representative temple in Nara, with an imposing appearance of the largest wooden structure in the world. (15 minutes’ walk from Kintetsu Nara Station, or 5minuts’ walk from the bus stop Daibutsuden Kasuga Taisha Mae of Loop Line Bus of the city)
- WWW: http://www.todaiji.or.jp
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tōdai-ji
Kofuku-ji Temple
The Kofuku-ji Temple is one of the seven biggest temples of Nara, which has developed through the closest relationship with the town of Nara. You can see many national treasures including the standing dry lacquered figure of “Ashura.” (5 minutes’ walk from Kintetsu Nara Station)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Kasuga Grand Shrine)
The Shrine lies in a primeval forest of cedars and a kind of Chinese black pines. The brilliant vermillon edifices are beautifully contrasted with their surrounding greenery.
(10 minutes’ walk from the bus stop Kasuga Taisha Omote Sando of Loop Line Bus of the city)
Yakushi-ji Temple
Two three-storied pagodas (the East Pagoda and the West Pagoda) are placed centering around the Golden Hall (Main Hall) and Lecture Hall. The arrangement of the temple buildings is so unique that the style of this temple is called “Yakushi-ji Style”. (1 minutes’ walk from Kintetsu Nishinokyo Station)
- WWW: http://www.nara-yakushiji.com
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakushi-ji
Horyu-ji Temple
The temple is the world’s oldest wooden structures and it has over 2,300 national treasures and important properties. This was the first location in Japan to be designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. (20 minutes’ walk from JR Horyu-ji Station)
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