Nara City (the capital of the eponymous prefecture of Nara) is home to a little over 367,000 people and is located just 20 ...

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 ...

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--Archaeologists were stunned ... Himiko is the name of a queen in early third-century Japan, according to ancient Chinese history texts. The Sakurai Chausuyama burial ...

Nara, one of Japan's ancient capitals, is home to spirits and demons. Due to its long history, the city has seen its fair share of wars and plagues. For local people the essence of difficulty and ...

The hill castle ruins' location was confirmed when a research team from the Nara National Research Institute ... map data available to the public and archaeology fans are starting to use it ...

(Mainichi/Yasuhiro Okawa) NARA -- A new building inspired by an ancient Japan palace was recently completed here at Manyo Botanical Garden on the grounds of the iconic Kasugataisha Shrine ...

Join us on a design hunt in Nara, where Japan's ancient landscape meets modern sensibilities. *This episode was previously aired on DESIGN TALKS plus.