Nara Women’s University
Nara Women's University is a national women's university located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two national women's universities in the country, the other being Ochanomizu University.- Type: University
- Description: university
- Also known as: “Nara Advanced Teachers College for Women”, “Nara Joshi Daigaku”, and “Nara Joshi Kōtō Shihan Gakkō”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tōdai-ji and Koofukuji.
Tōdai-ji
Heritage site
Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. The construction of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. Tōdai-ji is situated 1 km east of Nara Women’s University.
Koofukuji
Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji 'Seven Great Temples' in the city of Nara. The temple is the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school. Koofukuji is situated 650 metres south of Nara Women’s University.Nara National Museum
Museum
The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan. Nara National Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Nara Women’s University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganriincho and Seika and Nishikizu District.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Nara Women’s University.
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 9 km northwest of Nara Women’s University.
Nara Women’s University
- Categories: women’s college, national university, and education
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.68882° or 34° 41′ 20″ north
Longitude
135.8302° or 135° 49′ 49″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMRQJ+G3
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Nara Women’s University” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Universitat Femenina de Nara”
- Chinese: “奈良女子大学”
- Chinese: “奈良女子大學”
- Chinese: “奈良女子高等師範學校”
- Esperanto: “Nara Joshi Daigaku”
- Esperanto: “Nara Universitato por Virinoj”
- Esperanto: “Porvirina Universitato de Nara”
- French: “Université féminine de Nara”
- French: “université pour femmes de Nara”
- German: “Frauenuniversität Nara”
- German: “Nara Joshi Daigaku”
- Japanese: “奈良女”
- Japanese: “奈良女子大学”
- Japanese: “奈良高師”
- Korean: “나라 여자 대학교”
- Korean: “나라 여자대학”
- Korean: “나라 여자대학교”
- Literary Chinese: “奈良女子大學”
- Russian: “Женский университет Нары”
- Ukrainian: “Нарський жіночий університет”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol Merched Nara”
- Yue Chinese: “奈良女子大學”
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