East Palace Garden
East Palace Garden is a garden in Nara, Nara. East Palace Garden is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Unatari Niimasu Takamusubi Shrine, as well as near the Buddhist temple Gokuraku-ji Temple.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: garden in Nara, Japan
- Also known as: “Heijō Palace Tōin Garden” and “Toin Garden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heijō Palace and Hokke-ji Temple.
Heijō Palace
Photo: Tsuyoshi chiba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heijō Palace was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period. The palace, which served as the imperial residence and the administrative centre for most of the Nara period from 710 to 794 AD, was located at the north-central location of the city in accordance with the Chinese models used for the design of the capital. Heijō Palace is situated 600 metres west of East Palace Garden.
Hokke-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hokke-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Hokkeji neighborhood of the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Kōmyō sect after the temple's founder, Empress Kōmyō. Hokke-ji Temple is situated 330 metres northeast of East Palace Garden.
M!Nara
Shopping center
M!Nara is a shopping center, which is situated 500 metres south of East Palace Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganriincho and Seika and Nishikizu District.
Ganriincho
Neighborhood
Photo: m-louis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ganriincho is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km east of East Palace Garden.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 7 km northwest of East Palace Garden.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. 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. Seika-cho is situated 8 km north of East Palace Garden.
East Palace Garden
- Categories: Japanese garden and recreation area
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.68976° or 34° 41′ 23″ northLongitude
135.80237° or 135° 48′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMRQ2+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 378258859OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q139494028
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“East Palace Garden” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “平城宮東院庭園”
- Japanese: “東院庭園”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Unatari Niimasu Takamusubi Shrine and 小子部門.
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