Nara Prefecture

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Nara Prefecture
奈良?
Prefecture
Flag of Nara Prefecture
Flag
Official seal of Nara Prefecture
Seal
Nara Prefecture in Japan
Nara Prefecture in Japan
Country   Japan
Region Kansai
Capital Nara
Subdivisions
List
Government
 ?  Governor Sh?go Arai
Area
 ? Total 3,691 km 2 (1,425 sq mi)
Population
  (October 1, 2020)
 ? Total 1,324,473
 ? Density 358.8/km 2 (929/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+09:00 ( JST )
Postal code
630-8501
Area code 29000-9
ISO 3166 code JP-29
Website Official website

Nara Prefecture ( 奈良? , Nara-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu . [1] The capital city is Nara . [2]

History [ change | change source ]

The area of Yamato Province was reorganized as Nara Prefecture during the Meiji period . [3]

Geography [ change | change source ]

Nara is bordered to the west by Wakayama Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture . Its border on the north meets Kyoto Prefecture . Mie Prefecture is on the east.

Cities [ change | change source ]

Towns and villages [ change | change source ]

Towns and villages in each district :

H?ry?-ji at cherry blossom, Ikaruga Town

National Parks [ change | change source ]

National Parks are established in about 17% of the total land area of the prefecture. [4]

Shrines and Temples [ change | change source ]

?miwa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine ( ichinomiya ) in the prefecture. [5]

Related pages [ change | change source ]

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic. (2005). " Nara-ken " in Japan Encyclopedia , p. 699; "Kansai" at p. 477.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Nara" at p. 698.
  3. ↑ Nussbaum, "Yamato" at p. 1046; "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  4. ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" ; retrieved 2012-8-30.
  5. ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya ," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine ; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Other websites [ change | change source ]

Media related to Nara prefecture at Wikimedia Commons


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