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Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan)

Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan) is a museum in , . Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan) is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple , as well as near the art gallery .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Nara, Nara, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nara Crafts Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gangō-ji and Jūnen-ji Temple.

Heritage site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, . It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts. is situated 300 metres southeast of Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan).

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan).

Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school. It is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a World Heritage Site. is situated 610 metres northeast of Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan).

Town
Seika is a town located in , , . As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. is situated 10 km northwest of Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan).

Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan)

Latitude
34.67866° or 34° 40′ 43″ north
Longitude
135.82819° or 135° 49′ 42″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMRHH+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2465643503
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q123145206
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In Other Languages

“Nara Craft Museum (Nara Kogeikan)” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “なら工藝館”

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Highlights include 暁光山 正覺寺 and 瑜伽.

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