奈良県 · Kinki Region
Nara Hidden Gems
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Nara· Nara City
Naramachi — Edo-Period Merchant District
Naramachi (奈良町) is Nara's preserved merchant quarter with narrow lanes lined with traditional machiya townhouses dating…
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Updated Jun 2026
Nara· Nara City
Kakinoha-zushi — Persimmon-Leaf Wrapped Sushi
Kakinoha-zushi (柿の葉寿司) is Nara's signature pressed sushi: vinegared rice topped with mackerel, salmon, or sea bream, wra…
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Updated Jun 2026
Nara· Nara City
Narazuke Pickles — Sake Lees-Pickled Vegetables
Narazuke (奈良漬) are vegetables pickled in sake kasu (酒粕, sake lees — the fermented rice solids left after sake brewing),…
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Updated Jun 2026
Nara· Nara City
Nara Sake — Birthplace of Clear Sake Brewing
Nara is the birthplace of sake brewing's key innovations — monks at Shoryakuji Temple (菩提山正暦寺) invented the bodaimoto me…
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Updated Jun 2026
Nara· Yoshino
Yoshino Kuzu Mochi — Translucent Arrowroot Starch Sweets
Yoshino is Japan's premier producer of kuzu (葛, arrowroot starch), a plant-based starch extracted from kudzu vine roots…
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Updated Jun 2026
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Nara· Nara City
Nara Hotel — Historic Meiji-Era Luxury & Afternoon Tea
The Nara Hotel opened in 1909 when the Meiji government decided Japan needed Western-style luxury hotels to host foreign…
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Updated Jun 2026