← Previous revisionRevision as of 17:19, 18 October 2026 Line 89: Line 89: }} }} {{nihongo|'''Nara'''|奈良市|Nara-shi|{{IPA|ja|naꜜ.ɾa, na.ɾaꜜ.ɕi|audio=TomJ-Nara.ogg}}{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|language=ja}}}} is the capital city of [[Nara Prefecture]], Japan. {{As of|2022}}, Nara has an estimated population of 367,353 according to World Population Review, making it the largest city in Nara Prefecture and sixth-largest in the [[Kansai region]] of [[Honshu]]. Nara is a [[Core cities of Japan|core city]] located in the northern part of Nara Prefecture bordering the [[Kyoto Prefecture]]. {{nihongo|'''Nara'''|奈良市|Nara-shi|{{IPA|ja|nä́.ɾä̀, nä̀.ɾä́.ɕì||TomJ-Nara.ogg}}{{Zenkoku Accent Jiten|p=573}}{{Shinmeikai Nihongo Accent Jiten 2nd Edition|p=663}}{{NHK Nihongo Hatsuon Accent Shinjiten|p=1002}}}} is the capital city of [[Nara Prefecture]], Japan. {{As of|2022}}, Nara has an estimated population of 367,353 according to World Population Review, making it the largest city in Nara Prefecture and sixth-largest in the [[Kansai region]] of [[Honshu]]. Nara is a [[Core cities of Japan|core city]] located in the northern part of Nara Prefecture bordering the [[Kyoto Prefecture]]. Nara was the capital of Japan during the [[Nara period]] from 710 to 784 as the seat of the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] before the capital was moved to [[Nagaoka-kyō]], except for the years 740 to 745, when the capital was placed in [[Kuni-kyō]], [[Naniwa-kyō]] and [[Shigaraki Palace]]. Nara is home to eight major historic temples, shrines, and heritage sites, specifically [[Tōdai-ji]], [[Saidai-ji]], [[Kōfuku-ji]], [[Kasuga-taisha|Kasuga Shrine]], [[Gangō-ji]], [[Yakushi-ji]], [[Tōshōdai-ji]], and the [[Heijō Palace]], together with [[Kasugayama Primeval Forest]], collectively form the [[Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara]], a [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. Nara was the capital of Japan during the [[Nara period]] from 710 to 784 as the seat of the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] before the capital was moved to [[Nagaoka-kyō]], except for the years 740 to 745, when the capital was placed in [[Kuni-kyō]], [[Naniwa-kyō]] and [[Shigaraki Palace]]. Nara is home to eight major historic temples, shrines, and heritage sites, specifically [[Tōdai-ji]], [[Saidai-ji]], [[Kōfuku-ji]], [[Kasuga-taisha|Kasuga Shrine]], [[Gangō-ji]], [[Yakushi-ji]], [[Tōshōdai-ji]], and the [[Heijō Palace]], together with [[Kasugayama Primeval Forest]], collectively form the [[Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara]], a [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].