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Higashimuki Shopping Street
東向商店街Nara
Shopping
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Higashimuki Shopping Street is a covered arcade in the old centre of Nara, beside Kintetsu Nara Station. It runs north to south between Noborioji Street and Sanjō Street, close to Nara Park and the Naramachi district. Its long-established shops now sit beside souvenir stores and, more recently, cafés and variety goods shops.
The name means east-facing. The street follows an avenue of the ancient capital Heijō-kyō, and because the Kōfuku-ji temple precinct lay right to the east, buildings were first put up only on the west side, all facing east. When Kōfuku-ji's influence declined, the east side was built up as well. The railway arrived in 1914, and before the war the street was Nara's largest downtown district; the present arcade dates from 1984.
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Visit Duration
45 minutes
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