KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture—The strip of wood unearthed ... guards' office that was part of the central government in Japan's ancient capital of Fujiwara-kyo. The 16.2-centimeter-by-1.2 ...

NARA--A tour provider here is sharing his love of this ancient capital by guiding tourists ... He took a night course at the Open University of Japan to study the country’s art history.

A Canadian teenager has been questioned by police in Japan after carving letters on ... sites that make up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara. According to UNESCO's website, the monuments ...

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 ...

NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing numbers of inbound visitors strolling around tourist spots wearing kimonos and their summer counterpart, yukata. Westerners in particular appear ...

A 1,200-year-old ancient capital in Japan is having an astonishing revival ... using the same ancient techniques dating back to the Nara Period, 710 AD – 794AD. The hall, which cost over ...

Join us on a design hunt in Nara, where Japan's ancient landscape meets modern sensibilities. *This episode was previously aired on DESIGN TALKS plus. Our first design is deeply entwined with ...

People in Japan's ancient capital of Nara have been enjoying an annual musical attraction featuring the city's beloved wild deer. The event, known as "Shikayose," takes place at a field near Nara ...

In this lesson, students look at the decision to build the Great Buddha and the Tōdai-ji temple complex in Nara, examining whether the decision was a good use of resources. As they do so, they use ...

Carved into a cliff across the river from the temple Ōnodera in Nara Prefecture stands the largest rock carving of Buddha in Japan ... is a small temple with an ancient history.

The sika deer have lived in the city for centuries and claim it as their own The free-roaming deer of Nara, Japan have become an Instagram favourite for their endearing boldness and their apparent ...