Middle Island
Middle Island is a garden in Nara, Nara. Middle Island is situated nearby to Daijo-in Japanese Garden, as well as near the garden Woshima.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daijo-in Japanese Garden and Gangō-ji.
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 320 metres west of Middle Island.
Nara National Museum
Museum
The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan. Nara National Museum is situated 610 metres northeast of Middle Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganriincho and Seika and Nishikizu District.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 10 km northwest of Middle Island.
Middle Island
- Type: Garden
- Also known as: “中島”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.67855° or 34° 40′ 43″ northLongitude
135.83453° or 135° 50′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMRHM+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 398712827OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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