Heijō Palace

Worth seeing in and around Heijō Palace

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Yakushi-ji Temple

   Yakushi-ji is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, and was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara. Originally built in the 7th century in the old capital of Fujiwara-kyō, the temple as it stands is said to be a scrupulous copy of the original.

   2.7 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kōfuku-ji Temple

   Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji 'Seven Great Temples' in the city of Nara. The temple is the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school.

   3.4 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Nara National Museum

   The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.

   3.8 km · art museum in Nara, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Tōshōdai-ji Temple

   Tōshōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Risshū sect in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondō, has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade.

   2 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Shōsōin

   The Shōsō-in is the treasure house of Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. The building is in the azekura style with a raised floor.

   3.9 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Gangō-ji Temple

   Gangō-ji was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts.

   3.6 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Saidai-ji Temple

   Saidai-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Saidaiji-Shiba neighborhood of the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It became the head temple of the Shingon Risshu sect after the sect's founder, Eison, took over administration in 1238.

   1.5 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Daian-ji Temple

   Daian-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Emperor Jomei in 639 as one of the first official temples in Japan at the capital of Asuka-kyō and was subsequent relocated to Heijō-kyō with the relocation of the capital, where it became one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan.

   3 km · Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Akishino-dera Temple

   Akishino-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture Japan. It does not belong to any sect of Japanese Buddhism and has no "mountain name".

   2.3 km · Buddhist temple · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Museum Yamato Bunkakan

    The Museum of Japanese Art Yamato Bunkakan is a museum of Asian art in Nara, Nara. The museum was established in 1960 to preserve and display the private collection of Kintetsu Corporation (named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.

    3.6 km · museum in Nara, Nara, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Heijō Palace

Airports

Osaka Itami (ITM), 34 km · Kobe (UKB), 53 km · Kansai (KIX), 58 km

Stations

Yamato-Saidaiji Station, 1.2 km · Narayama Station, 2.6 km · Nara Station, 2.4 km · Kintetsu Nara Station, 3 km · Shin-Ōmiya Station, 1.6 km

• Osaka → Heijō Palace

  27 km · quickest by road, 54 min · ¥340–465
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• Kobe → Heijō Palace

  56 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · ¥720–980
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• Tokoname → Heijō Palace

  97 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · ¥1,710–2,330
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