Nara, Nara

Nara

奈良
Nara 奈良
Core city
	奈良市 · Nara City
	Flag
	Location of Nara in Nara Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Gen Nakagawa
Area
• Total	276.84 km2 (106.89 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2010)
• Total	368,636
• Density	1,331.58/km2 (3,448.8/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Quercus gilva
• Flower	Nara yaezakura
• Bird	Japanese Bush Warbler
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City hall address	1-1-1 Nijō-ōji, Nara-shi, Nara-ken; 630-8580
Website	www.city.nara.nara.jp/b_hp/english/index.htm

Nara (奈良市, Nara-shi) is a city in the Tōhoku region of Japan on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of Nara Prefecture.^[1]

It is a core city in Japan.^[source?]

History

Many of the temples, shrines and ruins in Nara form "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[2] The site includes

The Kasugayama Primeval Forest is also ientified as a world heritage site.^[2]

The city is in the northern part of Nara Prefecture. It is on the border withKyoto Prefecture.

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nara" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 698; "Kansai" at p. 477.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara; retrieved 2012-8-29.

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