Tag: Nara Prefecture

Let’s talk about one of Japan’s most visited spots, yet Nara Prefecture’s symbol, the Tōdai-ji temple! What’s special about Tōdai-ji? Since its foundation, the Tōdai-ji’s Big Buddha Hall, the Daibutsu-den, is the biggest wooden building in the world. Throughout the years, this hall has been victim of fires and other …

Nara prefecture is one of the locations where the Japanese civilization was born. Here there are lots of national treasures and World Heritages. The most popular ones are Nara’s Hōryū-ji and Tōdai-ji, but many interesting places are located among this historical prefecture’s mountains. In this article we are going to …