Nara National Museum
MUSEUM · NARA CITY
CITY · KANSAI · N° 003
Nara
奈良
Japan's first capital, quieter than Kyoto. The world's oldest wooden buildings, a thousand free-roaming deer, and an early morning worth the overnight.
LAST LIGHT ON PONTOCHŌ — April 2026. Photography by H. Miyamoto.
Japan's first capital, quieter than Kyoto. The world's oldest wooden buildings, a thousand free-roaming deer, and an early morning worth the overnight.
I · NEIGHBOURHOODS
The quarters.
II · INTERESTS
What brought you here.
III · PLACE
Featured places.
IV · DISPATCHES
