The Japanese government recommended on Tuesday ancient capitals located in current-day Nara Prefecture, western Japan, as ...

Out of all the places in Japan to see cherry blossoms, the town of Yoshino, in Nara Prefecture, just might be the very best.

A new lodging facility here provides guests with magnificent views from the top of an ancient burial mound and places to rest (temporarily) at its base.

Two years ago, while working on a book project on the Nara prefecture, I finally made it there, travelling around to visit the ceramicist Shiro Tsujimura, who lives deep in a forest in a house he ...

Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi has joined Rennes from Celtic on a two-and-a-half-year deal, the French Ligue 1 club announced ...

Nara Chuo Shinkin Bank, which is based in Tawaramoto and has 15 branches across the prefecture, introduced a total of 3,000 shika-gami bags at its outlets in August to support the effort.

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The sheer size of the Great Buddha of Nara inspires a sense of awe in everyone ... Mutsu Province in the far north (now part of Miyagi Prefecture). Emperor Shōmu received news of the discovery ...

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There will be mostly sunny skies. The high will be 50°. Moderate air quality (51-100) Primary pollutant PM2.5 14 μg/m³ Amount of moisture present in the air relative to the maximum amount of ...