Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
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 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
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 Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara encompasses eight places in the old capital Nara
Nara, Nara
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...

 in Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....

, Japan
Japan
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. Five are Buddhist temples, one is a Shinto shrine, one is a Palace and one a primeval forest. The properties include 26 buildings designated by the Japanese Government as National Treasures
National treasures of Japan
National Treasures are the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs...

 as well as 53 designated as Important Cultural Properties
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
The term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....

. All compounds have been recognized as Historic Sites. The Nara Palace Site was designated as Special Historic Site and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest as Special Natural Monument. Tōdai-ji, Kōfuku-ji and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest overlap with Nara Park
Nara Park
is a public park located in the city of Nara, Japan, at the foot of Mount Wakakusa, established in 1880. Administratively, the park is under the control of Nara Prefecture. The park is one of the "Places of Scenic Beauty" designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and...

, a Place of Scenic Beauty. UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 1998.

List of places

Name Type Position Picture
temple KegonKegon
Kegon
Kegon is the name of the Japanese transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism.Huayan studies were founded in Japan when, in 736, the scholar-priest Rōben originally a monk of the Hossō tradition invited Shinshō to give lectures on the Avatamsaka Sutra at...

 Buddhist temple
Zōshichō, Suimonchō, etc. 34°41′21"N 135°50′23"E
temple HossouHossō
Dharma character school
East Asian Yogācāra refers to the traditions in East Asia which represent the Indian Yogācāra system of thought. It is a school of Buddhism originating in China. In China, it is known as Wéishí-zōng , or Fǎxiàng-zōng...

  Buddhist temple
Noboriōjichō, Takabatakechō 34°41′N 135°50′E
shrineShinto shrine Kasuganochō 34°40′53"N 135°50′54"E
temple Shingon-RitsuShingon-Ritsu Buddhist temple Chūinchō, Nakanochinyachō, etc. 34°40′41"N 135°49′52"E
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| temple HossouHossō Buddhist temple
| Nishinokyōchō 34°40′6.08"N 135°47′3.52"E
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| temple RitsuRitsu
Ritsu
The Ritsu school of Buddhism is one of the six schools of Nara Buddhism in Japan, noted for its use of the Vinaya textual framework of the Dharmaguptaka, one of the early schools of Buddhism...

 Buddhist temple
| Gojōchō, Amagatsujiminamichō 34°40′32.11"N 135°47′5.40"E
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| palace imperialImperial Palace
| Sakichō, Hokkejichō, etc. 34°41′28"N 135°47′44"E
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| primeval forest
| Kasuganochō, Zōshichō, etc. 34°40′59.75"N 135°51′39.33"E
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