Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese ...

NARA--Researchers have unearthed a shield-shaped bronze mirror and massive iron sword in an ancient kofun burial mound here, unprecedented discoveries of their kind in Japan. The unusually ...

She recalled her conversation with Nara about working with clay, which began after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami happened on March 11, 2011, the worst earthquake recorded in Japan’s history.

NARA--Artifacts recovered from an Ottoman Empire frigate that sank off Japan’s Kii Peninsula in ... prove especially important for underwater archaeology,” said Tufan.

The fact that it is close to Heijō-kyō may have also played a role,” stated Mahito Uehara, a professor of archaeology ... temples from the Nara Period and Japan’s history.

According to the Sankei Shimbun, Mahito Uehara, a professor of archaeology at Kyoto University ... more about Buddhist temples from the Nara Period and Japan’s history as a whole.

The sacred deer of Nara Park, Japan, are facing a serious threat due to plastic waste left behind by tourists. The park’s 1,300 sacred sika deer, revered for centuries, are creasingly suffering ...

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs says a high-performance infrared camera has created a sharp image of an ancient mural painting at the Kitora burial mound in Nara Prefecture. Mural paintings ...

For the first time in about 40 years, Nara Park in the city of Nara has installed public trash cans to help protect its famous deer, which are a national protected species. Waste receptacles were ...