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Nara City
Nara Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteNara Prefecture page
Nara City is the ancient capital where Heijo-kyo was located in the Nara period. Todai-ji Temple, Kofuku-ji Temple, Kasuga-taisha, Toshodai-ji Temple and the Heijo Palace Site are among the parts of the World Heritage "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara." The "Deer of Nara," a Natural Monument, live in Nara Park, and Yamato tea is widely grown on the Yamato Highlands in the east.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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