Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change.
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The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara comprise Buddhist and Shinto religious buildings that show the evolution of Japanese architecture.
The designated area consists of eight separate locations:
- Buddhist temples Todai-ji (on the postcard), Kôfuku-ji, Gango-ji, Yakushi-ji and Tôshôdai-ji
- Nara Palace
- Shinto shrine Kasuga-Taisha
- Kasugayama Primeval Forest
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