Temple
Gango-ji
Nara•257m(3 min walk)
Naramachi
ならまちNara
Historic area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Naramachi is a historic district in south-east Nara, with narrow streets lined with Edo-period townhouses called machiya. It centres on the former precincts of Gangō-ji, and Nara City has designated 49.3 hectares around it as an urban landscape district. Many old houses now hold restaurants, shops, galleries and guesthouses.
The district began in 710, when the capital Heijō-kyō was founded and many temples and shrines were placed in its eastern extension. It stayed the home ground of Tōdai-ji, Kasuga Taisha and Kōfuku-ji after the capital moved away, and in the Edo period it grew into a commercial town making brushes, ink, sake and soy sauce. It escaped the air raids of the Second World War, so its streets and buildings survive. Gangō-ji Gokurakubō, a World Heritage property, is one of its main sights.
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Visit Duration
90 minutes
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