In Japan, the tradition of cherry blossom-viewing, known as hanami, holds a special place in people's hearts. This cultural ...

Toin is located in the eastern part of the Heijokyu palace, the nerve center of politics during the Nara Period (710-784). They unearthed ruins of a rectangular-shaped structure, which spans 27 ...

The Ruins of the Largest Ancient Dining Facility For Monks Unearthed from a Buddhist Temple Site in Japan The grandeur of ...

is creating a CGI reconstruction of its huge “daigaran” main structures from the Nara Period (710-784). Temple officials plan to allow visitors to take a virtual tour of the original temple ...

The Japanese government has recommended ancient capitals located in current-day Nara Prefecture as candidates for ... including ruins of imperial palaces and burial mounds, from the period between the ...