'''Nara prefecture''' (______ ''Nara-ken'') is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
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Nara has a creditable claim to be the home of Japan's Imperial family, and the prefecture houses no less than three ancient capitals: Asuka (538-694), Fujiwara (694-710) and Nara (710-784). The plain around Nara is scattered with grand temples and imperial burial sites known as ''kofun''.
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Nara — Japan's capital before Kyoto, with temples and shrines laid out in a vast park
Kashihara — the site of Japan's capital city, Fujiwarakyo (______), before Nara.
Other destinations
Asuka (____) — the homeground of Japan's earliest historical capital city, Asukakyo (______)
H?ry?ji (_@____) — Ancient temples named as UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Ikaruga _i____) Town
Imai (______) — a preserved district of old merchant houses from Edo period in Kashihara
Yoshino (_g__) — the mountain area which comprises a part of another UNESCO World Heritage, and possibly Japan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spots
Hase-dera (___J__)
Yata-dera (___c__)
Yagyu _i____)
Tsukigase _i______)
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Three days in Nara
World Heritage Tour in Nara
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