Buddhist Art Library

Buddhist Art Library is a museum in Nara, Nara. Buddhist Art Library is situated near the museum Conservation Center, as well as near the Shinto shrine 春日若宮御旅所.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nara National Museum and Kasuga-taisha.

Nara National Museum

Museum

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The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.

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 420 metres southeast of Buddhist Art Library.

Tōdai-ji

Heritage site

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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 640 metres north of Buddhist Art Library.

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 Buddhist Art Library.

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 Buddhist Art Library.

Buddhist Art Library

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Nara National Museum Buddhist Art Library”, “奈良県物産陳列所”, and “旧奈良県物産陳列所”
Categories: research institute, art library, historic building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.68255° or 34° 40′ 57″ north

Longitude

135.83915° or 135° 50′ 21″ east

Open location code

8Q6QMRMQ+2M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 97803806

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q21653994

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Buddhist Art Library” goes by many names.

French: “Bibliothèque d’art bouddhique”
German: “Zentrum für Quellenforschung zu buddhistischer Kunst des Nationalmuseums Nara”
Italian: “Biblioteca di arte buddista”
Japanese: “仏教美術資料研究センター”
Japanese: “奈良国立博物館仏教美術資料研究センター”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Conservation Center and 春日若宮御旅所.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kasuga Taisha Shrine Information Board and 奈良公園観光案内図.

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