Cosmos at Fujiwara Palace

You can enjoy seasonal flowers at Fujiwara Palace as follows. Spring: canola flower Summer: lotus flower and cosmos sulphureus (yellow c...

10/24-11/9 The 67th Annual Exhibition of Shōsō-in Treasures

Here is an information about The 67th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasure Shoso-in is a very old wooden storage and it contains many...

World Heritage Kasugayama Primeval Forest

I went hiking to Kasugayama Primeval Forest that is one of the historic monuments of ancient Nara. As it was sacred mountain, hunt...

世界遺産・春日山原始林

奈良公園まで歩いてすぐのところに住んでいながら、足を踏み入れたことの なかった春日山原始林に初めていってきました。 春日山原始林は 春日大社の神山であるため、 狩猟・伐採の禁止などにより積極的な保護により、 守られてきたそうです。 ですが16世紀には、豊臣秀吉...

The roots of orange, Emperor Suinin's grave

I  went to Emperor Suinin’s grave called Houraiyama mound in Nara city.   Suinin was the 11  th  emperor of Japan. It is said that...

みかんのルーツは奈良？垂仁天皇陵

先日、奈良市内にある垂仁天皇陵に行ってきました。                                         垂仁天皇は第11代の天皇で、在位期間はBC29年～AC70年と言われており、 （詳細は定かではありませんが）とても昔の天皇だ...

Nara City PR Movie directed by Naomi Kawase

Ms. Naomi Kawase is a world famous movie director. Naomi Kawase Official Site She was born and raised in Nara and has shot many movi...

Open-air movie show in Nara (9/20, 21 and 22)

Nara Open-air Movie Show Nara International film festival will hold open-air movie show Sept. 20th, 21st and 22nd in Nara park. T...

Mt. Wakakusayama (Mt. Mikasayama)

The other day we climbed Mt. Wakakusayama. You can see beautiful mountain covered with grass behind Nara park. The mountain is Mt. Waka...