Nara Saho College

Nara Saho College is a private junior college in the city of Nara in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school, founded in 1931, was chartered as a women's junior college in 1965.

Type: College
Description: higher education institution in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Nara Saho Tanki Daigaku”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kasuga-taisha and Gangō-ji.

Kasuga-taisha

Heritage site

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Kasuga-taisha is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the shrine of the Fujiwara family, established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries. Kasuga-taisha is situated 2 km north of Nara Saho College.

Gangō-ji

Heritage site

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Gangō-ji was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts. Gangō-ji is situated 2 km northwest of Nara Saho College.

Byakugō-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: Hamachidori, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Byakugō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. A number of wooden statues of the Heian and Kamakura periods have been designated Important Cultural Properties and the temple's five-coloured camellias are a Prefectural Natural Monument. Byakugō-ji is situated 1 km northeast of Nara Saho College.