Todaiji Temple
Nara Park
Home to a monumental bronze Great Buddha in one of the world's largest wooden halls, fronted by the great Nandaimon gate.
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Nara
Explore Nara by travel zone, from the Great Buddha and deer of Nara Park to Naramachi, the Heijo Palace ruins, and the rural eastern hills.
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Map boundary note: The outer shape is Nara's real city boundary; the zone divisions are editorial travel areas, not official administrative boundaries.
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine
Kasugano
A vermilion forest shrine famous for its rows of stone and bronze lanterns, reached on paths through the deer park.
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