Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall

Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall is a museum in Nara, Nara. Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall is situated nearby to the museum Ritual Bronzes Gallery, as well as near the art gallery 赤井南明堂.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nara National Museum and Tōdai-ji.

Nara National Museum

Museum

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The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan. Nara National Museum is situated 160 metres southeast of Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall.

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 600 metres northeast of Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall.

Yoshiki Garden

Garden

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Yoshiki-en is a Japanese garden in Nara, Japan, to the immediate southwest of Isui-en. Yoshiki Garden is situated 160 metres north of Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganriincho and Seika and Nishikizu District.

Ganriincho

Neighborhood

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Ganriincho is a neighborhood.

Seika and Nishikizu District

Locality

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Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 10 km northwest of Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall.

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 10 km northwest of Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall.

Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.68366° or 34° 41′ 1″ north

Longitude

135.83666° or 135° 50′ 12″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 97666701

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall” goes by many names.

French: “Gallerie de la sculpture bouddhique de Nara”
Japanese: “なら仏像館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ritual Bronzes Gallery and 赤井南明堂.

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