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Nara City
奈良市
alternative words: Narashi city, Narashi, Nara shi, Nara
keywords:
nara
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tourist resort
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town
related topics:
Nara Prefecture
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Todaiji Temple
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Great Buddha of Nara
related web sites:
http://www.city.nara.nara.jp
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http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/nara.htm
explanation: Town where the office of Nara Prefecture is situated. The population is 0.3 million. Nara has been built by Empress Genme in 710 and remained as capital of Japan until 784. By imitating Chinese capital, the town was divided into districts by horizontal and vertical streets as a checkerboard, but the western part had been abandoned. Each year, it attracts about 16 millions of tourists because it owns innumerable temples and shrines like Todaiji and Kasuga Shrine.
Nara Prefecture
奈良県
alternative words: Naraken prefecture, Naraken, Nara ken, Nara
keywords:
nara
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prefecture
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tourist resort
related topics:
Nara City
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Horyuji Temple
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Toshodaiji Temple
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Oomiwa Shrine
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Yakushiji Temple
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Kinki nippon railway
related web sites:
http://www.pref.nara.jp
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http://dtravel.inetg.com/nara/nara.html
explanation: Nara prefecture occupies the central part of Kinki region. Its surface is 3,692 km2 and the population 1.3million. The prefectural office is at Nara City. The southern region is mountainous with heavy rain and therefore the forestry is prosperous. The northern region forms a basin where the most of the human activity is concentrated. Nara is first of all the tourist regions with innumerable shrines and temples. The farmers are cultivating fruits and vegetables because of the vicinity to Osaka.
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