Nara Park
Nara Koen, or Nara Park, is one of Nara’s most distinctive features. Extending four kilometers east to west and two north to south, the park encloses or borders on most of the city’s main attractions, including Kasuga Taisha, Kofukuji with its five-storey pagoda, and Todaiji. Even without these, Nara Koen would hold its own charms. Sacred deer roam the park’s broad, grassy expanses, jinriksha carry tourists by ponds and running streams, and in places narrow paths plunge into the trees, leading travelers past ancient Buddhist carvings. The park also boasts the Nara National Museum, one of Japan’s best. If you visit in autumn, you may have a chance to see an exhibition of some of the ancient treasures from Todaiji ’s Shoso-in, or treasure house, an incredible collection of around 9,000 objects from as far away as India, Persia, Rome and Egypt. More Info.:
Sara Kimono Rental Shop
Nara Toae Festival
469 Zoshi-cho, Nara City
Kintetsu Nara station===(5 min. walk)===Nara-koen Park
Ｎara City Sightseeing Information Center: http://narashikanko.jp/en/index.html
