# Nara's top sightseeing spots

The Great Buddha, deer and World Heritage temples: the Nara classics recommended by the city tourist association and travel sites.

- 8 votes · 12 items
- Apr 9, 2024 · gourmet_sendai
- https://even.best/en/l/1024/nara-s-top-sightseeing-spots

## Top 10

1. **Nara Park** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Vast park home to about 1,300 deer.
2. **Kasuga Taisha** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Vermilion shrine lined with some 3,000 lanterns.
3. **Tōdai-ji** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Great Buddha Hall and the guardian kings of the Great South Gate.
4. **Naramachi** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Old streets of traditional merchant houses.
5. **Isuien Garden** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Japanese garden borrowing the view of Tōdai-ji's gate.
6. **Yakushi-ji** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — World Heritage temple with East and West pagodas.
7. **Kōfuku-ji** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The five-storey pagoda and the Ashura statue in the National Treasure Hall.
8. **Mount Wakakusa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Grassy hill overlooking Nara, famous for its yamayaki burning.
9. **Ukimidō** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hexagonal pavilion floating on Sagi Pond.
10. **Hōryū-ji** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The world's oldest wooden buildings, in Ikaruga.
11. **Tōshōdai-ji** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Temple founded by the monk Ganjin.
12. **Heijō Palace site** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Site of the Nara-period capital with the rebuilt Suzaku Gate and Daigokuden.

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