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The Nara period (710-793) takes its name from the city of Nara, Japan’s former capital. As a city of art and history, it has a multitude of UNESCO world heritage sites. The Nara era was a period of transition for the country, which fully applied the Ritsuryo (meaning “Chinese syst...
It was during this time, the Nara period (710–794 C.E.), that hanami came to be. The tradition started when philosophers began to ponder temporality because of the short blooming season of plum and cherry trees. Emperor Saga is often credited with observing thefirst official hanami celebrati...
Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka) is Japan's second largest metropolitan area afterTokyo. It has been the economic powerhouse of theKansai Regionfor many centuries. Osaka was formerly known as Naniwa. Before theNara Period, when the capital used to be moved with the reign of each newemperor, Naniwa was...
Mizumadera is an ancient temple widely known as the Yakuyoke Kannon (Kannon for warding off evil). It was founded by the monk Gyoki during the Nara period and is also counted as the fourth temple on the New Saigoku Pilgrimage route. Although the main hall was destroyed by fire during the...
The city has a long history dating back to theNara Period(710-784), when it was the capital of the Suruga Province. The prosperity of the town greatly improved in the early 1600s whenTokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of theTokugawa Shogunate, made the localSumpu Castlehis retirement home. One...
I’m often asked “What is the most efficient way to get around Tokyo by public transportation?” As a Tokyo local guide, the answer differs depends on your preferences and your itinerary in Japan. I'd like to introduce the basic knowlege of Tokyo transportation and useful tips for ...
One theory is that a snack brought from China in the Nara period (710 – 794) was the origin of somen. It was made by kneading flour and rice powder with water and salt and forming into dough into the rope shapes and then drying them. The dough was then steamed or boiled and eaten...
Nara••• Japan's first permanent capital. 4.4 ★★★ 5,896 Kinosaki•• Pleasant, old-fashioned hot spring resort. 4.1 ★★★ 496 4 Osaka•• Largest city of the Kinki Region. 4.1 ★★★ 7,499 4.1 ★★★ 3,006 4.0 ★★★...