Nara-shi
in Nara-shi of Nara-ken, Japan
-
Osaka International Airport (22 mi) - Kobe Airport (33 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (37 mi)
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (58 mi)
- Nagoya Airport (75 mi)
- Nanki Shirahama Airport (75 mi)
- Gifu Airport (78 mi)
- Tajima Airport (81 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Unesco heritage, 6 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Unesco heritage, 133 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.685 and 135.805 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 41' 6" and E 135° 48' 17"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:39 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:11 am and 6:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover Nara-shi
Nara-shi in Nara-shi (Nara-ken) with it's 367,353 citizens is a city in Japan about 230 mi (or 370 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
Local time in Nara-shi is now 04:39 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Nara-shi, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Osaka International Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kizugawa, Yamatokoriyama, Ikoma, Tenri and Kyotanabe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
24°C (76 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
KASUGA HOTEL-NARA
HOTEL NIKKO NARA
HOT FUJITA NARA
Nara Royal Hotel
Toyoko Inn Kintetsu Nara Ekimae
NARA HAKUSHIKASO
Toyoko Inn Nara Shin-Omiya Ekimae
Onyado Nono Nara Hot Spring
Comfort Hotel Nara
Nara Washington Hotel Plaza
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Todaiji Temple （東大寺）, Nara City
Todaiji Temple, also known as the "Daibutsu (Great Buddha) of Nara" Temple, located in the Nara Park precincts in Nara City. Todaiji temple （東大寺） is one of the oldest temples in...
JR Nara Station （JR 奈良駅）, Japan
JR Nara Station （JR 奈良駅） is the main train station for the ancient city of Nara. Nara city is considered as the place the Japanese Buddhism first took it's roots. Nara City's...
Giappone: i cervi di Nara ^__^
Ciao, video girato a Nara in Giappone. In cervi girano liberamente tra i visitatori! Altri video sul Giappone: Tsukiji: il mercato del pesce di Tokyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEgfJlRZm-U...
Kofukuji Temple (興福寺), Nara City, Japan
西国観音巡礼 第 ９ 番 南円堂 興福寺 Kofukuji Temple, also sometimes known as Nan-en-do, is a temple located in Nara City. It is one of the temples, technically outside...
Japan Day 6 | Nara Deer Park + Pokemon Centre Osaka | ZoeTwoDots
Day 6 in Japan! Today we traveled to the deer park in Nara. If you want to feed the deer, try and find the girl deer as they are much more patient than the boys (plus they don't have antlers...
Kasuga Taisha Grand Shrine （春日大社）, Nara City
Kasuga Taisha Grand Shrine （春日大社） is a very important shrine for the people of Nara City and is located in Nara Park. So, if you visit Nara Park, make sure you pay a visit...
Nara: La Città dei Cervi
A 45 minuti di treno da Kyoto si trova Nara, dichiarata dall' Unesco patrimonio dell' umanità, è stata la capitale del Giappone, famosa per il parco dei Cervi e il tempio Todaiji, la più...
![preview picture of video 'Japan Trip [ep.8 part.2] Nara, cervi, Tempio Todaiji'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/50rdhX6lTag/mqdefault.jpg "'Japan Trip [ep.8 part.2] Nara, cervi, Tempio Todaiji'")
Japan Trip [ep.8 part.2] Nara, cervi, Tempio Todaiji
Eccoci all ultimo giorno a Kyoto; dopo aver visto la fascinosa foresta di bamboo di arashiyama, ci siamo diretti verso nara, una cittadina pacifica e calma, piena di tradizione e di cervi......
Nara Deer Park - Japan - September 2014
Walking and petting the sacred deer in Nara, Japan. Also being terrified while trying to feed the bran crackers to them - they nip and nudge at you for more!
Visiting Todaiji Temple in Nara 奈良で東大寺を訪問
Nara is a great place to visit when you're in Japan. It's close to Osaka and Kyoto, and great for a day trip. Besides the many friendly deer in the area, there is Todaji Temple. The site is...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Siege of Nara
Following the 1180 Battle of the Uji, in which Minamoto no Yorimasa fought a small Taira army with the help of monks from the Mii-dera and other temples, the victorious Taira, angry at being opposed, decided to assault and burn the Miidera, before moving on to Nara. The Taira were opposed by warrior monks from nearly every major monastery and temple in Nara. Taira no Shigehira and Tomomori, both sons of Kiyomori, head of the clan, commanded the siege.
Heijō Palace
Heijō Palace in Nara, was the Imperial Palace of Japan (710-784 AD), during most of the Nara period. The Palace was located in the north end of the capital city, Heijō-kyō. The remains of the palace, and the surrounding area, was established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 along with a number of other buildings and area, as the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara."
Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, also known by its former name, the Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties, is one of two research institutes that comprise the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, an independent administrative institution created in 2001.
Nara Station
|} Nara Station is a railway station located in Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai Main Line, the terminus for the Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line), and Nara Line trains for Kyoto begin here and run on the Kansai Line to Kizu before diverging. Also, a limited number of Gakkentoshi Line trains terminate here via Kizu during early mornings and late nights.
Heijō-kyō
Heijō-kyō (平城京, also Heizei-kyō, sometimes Nara no miyako), was the capital city of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84. The Palace site is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara. Empress Gemmei ordered the Imperial capital moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō in 708, and the move to Heijō-kyō was complete in 710. Heijō-kyō was modeled after Chang'an, the capital of Tang Dynasty China, although Heijō-kyō lacked walls.
Daian-ji
Daian-ji was founded during the Asuka period and is one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan.
Shin-Ōmiya Station
Shin-Ōmiya Station (新大宮駅) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Nara Line, located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Nara Prefectural University
Nara Prefectural University is a public university in Nara, Nara, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1953, and it was chartered as a university in 1990.
Hokke-ji
, is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Japan. Hokke-ji was built by Empress Kōmyō in 745, originally as a nunnery temple on the grounds where previously her father Fujiwara no Fuhito's mansion stood. According to records kept by the temple, the initial construction went on until around 782. The temple once had a large complex with several halls and gates, and two pagodas. Hokke-ji was heavily damaged in the fierce Siege of Nara, in 1180.
Futai-ji
Futai-ji, also known as Narihira-dera, is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. The temple was opened by Ariwara no Narihira in 847, known as the author of the Tales of Ise. The temple was built over a place where it was formerly a mansion of Narihira's grandfather, former Emperor Heizei. The main hall houses a Shō-kannon buddha image as its primary worship object, surrounded by five Myo-O, as well as a small Shinto shrine also inside the same building.
Nara Centennial Hall
Nara Centennial Hall is a multi-use complex in Nara, Japan. It opened in 1999 as part of the centennial celebrations of the municipality of Nara. There is a large hall that seats up to 1720, a smaller concert hall with a capacity of 446, and a gallery. Arata Isozaki was the architect, with acoustical design by Nagata Acoustics.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Nara-shi.
Noboriōji: The sky in south Kyoto seen from world heritage ancient capital − of, Noboriōji (source)
Webcams provided by webcam.travel are under the copyright of their owners.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
奈良市, Nara-shi, ならし, نارا, Nara, 奈良, 나라 시, Нара
