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Nara prefecture (奈良県 Nara-ken) is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

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Nara has a creditable claim to be the home of Japan's Imperial family, and the prefecture houses no fewer than three ancient capitals: Asuka (538-694), Fujiwara (694-710) and Nara (710-784). The plain around Nara is scattered with grand temples and imperial burial sites known as kofun.

[edit] Cities

• Nara — Japan's capital before Kyoto, with temples and shrines laid out in a vast park
• Kashihara — the site of Japan's capital city, Fujiwarakyo (藤原京), before Nara.
• Yoshino (吉野) — the mountain area which comprises a part of another UNESCO World Heritage, and Japan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spots
• Tenkawa

[edit] Other destinations

• Asuka (飛鳥) — the homeground of Japan's earliest historical capital city, Asukakyo (飛鳥京)
• Hōryūji (法隆寺) — Ancient temples named as UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Ikaruga （斑鳩) Town
• Imai (今井町) — a preserved district of old merchant houses from Edo period in Kashihara

• Hase-dera (長谷寺)
• Yata-dera (矢田寺)
• Yagyu （柳生)
• Tsukigase （月ヶ瀬)

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[edit][add listing] See

• Three days in Nara
• World Heritage Tour in Nara

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