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"Built in 738 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Todai-ji is the world’s largest wooden building and houses a 16-meter (52-foot) Buddha statue—an essential visit while in Nara." - Matthew Kepnes
World's largest wooden building housing giant bronze Buddha
406-1 Zoshicho, Nara, 630-8587, Japan Get directions
French restaurant · Nara-shi
Parisian-inspired cafe & French restaurant, known for soup
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Buddhist temple · Nara-shi
Buddhist temple with five-story pagoda, museum, and deer
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Japanese inn · Nara-shi
Traditional ryokan offering calligraphy lessons, kyōgen performances
Japanese restaurant · Nara-shi
Michelin-starred Japanese cuisine engaging all five senses
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Pizza restaurant · Nara-shi
Authentic gluten-free pizza from wood-fired oven; chef gold medalist
Soba noodle shop · Nara-shi
Homemade tenju & juwari soba, local Shimane flavors
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Garden · Nara-shi
Pristine Japanese garden with ponds, hills, flora, and tea houses
Hotel · Nara-shi
Airy rooms, spa, indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, 2 restaurants
Authentic Neapolitan pizza from a 500°C oven, Italy-trained chef
Shinto shrine · Nara-shi
Walk through thousands of stone lanterns to a historic shrine