An Illustrated Japan / Kansai / Nara

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Yoshinoyama

吉野山

Tanize no Tsuribashi

谷瀨の吊り橋

Soni-kogen

曽爾高原

Wakakusa-yama

若草山

Jōkyō Gorge

瀞峡

Hase-dera

長谷寺

Inabuchi no Tanada

稲渕の棚田

Mitarai Keikoku

みたらい渓谷

Ukimidō

浮見堂

Ōdaigahara

大台ヶ原

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Nara Park and the Wild Deer

奈良公園と野生の鹿

Todai-ji Temple and the Great Buddha

東大寺と大仏

Kasuga Taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine) and Stone Lanterns

春日大社と石灯籠

Isuien Garden and Yoshikien Garden

依水園・吉城園

Mount Yoshino's Cherry Blossoms

吉野山の桜

Five-Story Pagoda of Kofuku-ji

興福寺の五重塔

Yakushi-ji and Tōshōdai-ji

薬師寺と唐招提寺

Tanize Suspension Bridge

谷瀬の吊り橋

Asuka Terraced Rice Fields and Countryside

飛鳥の棚田と田園風景

Peonies and the Long Covered Stairway at Hase-dera Temple

長谷寺の牡丹と回廊

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Omizutori (Shuni-e) at Tōdai-ji Temple

東大寺のお水取り(修二会)

Nara Brushes and Sumi Ink (Traditional Crafts)

奈良の筆・墨(伝統工芸)

Wakakusa Yamayaki (Wakakusa Fire Festival)

若草山焼き

Tea Ceremony and Matcha Culture in Nara

奈良の茶道・抹茶文化

Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri

春日若宮おん祭

Gagaku and Bugaku

雅楽と舞楽

Nara Ittō-bori woodcarving

奈良一刀彫

Akahada ware

赤膚焼

Asuka-period Buddhist Sculptures

飛鳥時代の仏像彫刻

Yoshino Shugendō

吉野の修験道

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Nakatanidou's High-Speed Mochi Pounding

中谷堂の高速餅つき

Stroll through Naramachi

ならまちの散策

Kakinoha-zushi (Persimmon-Leaf Sushi)

柿の葉寿司

Nara Local Sake Tasting Experience

奈良の地酒(日本酒)体験

Shopping Street Food Crawl

商店街での食べ歩き

Nara Morning Activities: Chagayu (Tea Porridge)

奈良の朝活・朝粥

Kominka Cafe & Guesthouse

古民家カフェ・ゲストハウス

Nara Shaved Ice (Nara Kakigori)

奈良のかき氷

Miwa Somen

三輪そうめん

Public Baths and Retro Hot Springs

銭湯・レトロ温泉