Interesting+Facts+About+Nara

The city of Nara is located near Osaka and Kyoto. The city was once the capital of Japan, and is older than the city of Kyoto, however the city was at its peak 1200 years ago. Nara was capital fom 710 AD to 784 AD. Nara was quite larger then than it was today, and much more spread out. It was about 22.22 km from North to South end, then combined with Tsuge and Tsukigase, making the total area 276.84 km.

The modern Nara, is now much more condensed and is now home to a population of 350,000 residents. In Nara, about ten minutes away from its train station, is Nara park which is a popular place for tourists. The park is home to the Nara deer, which are considered national treasures. Also in the park you can feed these deer //shikaenbei,// which are discs of food you can buy in the park.

Nara is also home to many temples and shrines. This includes some that were named UNESCO World Heritage Sites, these are: Todaiji Temple, Kofukuji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Gangoji Temple, Yakushiji Temple, and the Toshodaiji Temple. These are just a few of the many worship centers located in Japan.