The best places to visit and things to do in Nara, Japan, include feeding friendly deer, exploring ancient temples, and ...

Each of these temples and shrines offers a unique cultural and ... Tōdai-ji, located in Nara, is one of Japan's historic gems ...

Nara City was Japan's capital during the 8th Century, and many shrines and temples constructed during that time are now part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Japan has many spiritual and geological sites to honor snakes. Here are our top picks to start 2025 on the right foot. According to local legend, a blacksmith from Kyoto was looking to forge a sword ...

Introduced from China around 1,500 years ago, plums were already cherished as ornamental trees in the Nara period ... is considered one of Japan’s three great Tenjin shrines, alongside Dazaifu ...

NARA--Authorities here are reeling ... Tourists from around the world flock to this city in western Japan that is renowned for its historic temples and shrines, as well as 1,200 or so deer ...

Customs related to worshipping serpents as deities or regarding them as divine messengers exist throughout the world. The belief that snakes bring eternal youth and longevity or embody hopes for ...

It has many historic temples, shrines and burial mounds ... Join us on a design hunt in Nara, where Japan's ancient landscape meets modern sensibilities. *This episode was previously aired ...