Culture Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 2021 Kim Bergström Aspecial exhibition taking place at the Nara Prefectural Museum of Art looks at the works of Hiroshige Utagawa (1797 - 1858),...
Culture The Allure of Letters and the Beauty of Calligraphy 2020 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Yamato Bunkakan in Nara looks at the works of Nobutada Konoe (1565 – 1614), Hon'ami Koetsu (1558 ...
Culture William Morris Design Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström William Morris (1834 - 1896) was a British textile designer who was associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He'...
Culture Pottery of Japan Exhibition 2022 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Yamato Bunkakan will explore Japan's pottery from the Jomon to Edo periods along wit...
Accommodation Nara Backpackers Dmitry Rakin Never could I imagine that there could be hostels like this one In Nara, Japan
Accommodation Super Hotel Lohas Paul Hackshaw Discover all that Nara has to offer with Super Hotel Lohas JR Nara Station as a base. This 2-star hotel offers 234 guestrooms.
Culture Toshodaiji and Yakushiji Temples Bryan Baier Explore Toshodaiji and Yakushiji Temples with a Nara Kotsu "Regular Sightseeing Bus" tour
Gango-ji in Summer Cathy Cawood Japan's oldest temple has beautiful roof tiles and a lovely summer garden. It seems less impressive than other Nara sites, bu...
Bath Encounters Anne Lauenroth Taking the Plunge: the story of two Westerners falling in love with Japanese bathhouses and Couchsurfing in Japan.
Yakushiji, Temple of Medicine Celine Villeneuve Known as the Temple of Medicine, Yakushiji was built around 680 by order of Emperor Tenmu for the recovery of the Empress fro...
Culture Yoshino Nyoirinji Temple Bryan Baier Nyoirinji Temple's exhibition hall features a tatami chair shaped like a chaise lounge. Visitors can recline on the chair and...
Culture Yakushiji Temple in Nara Tony Mariani Yakushiji Temple in Nara is a temple dedicated to healing built by Empress Jito.
