Geographical features

Located in the northern part of Nara Prefecture, Nara City is the location of the prefectural government. The city stretches long and narrow in the east-west direction, and the area east of Mt. Kasuga is characterized by rolling hills as the northern end of the Yamato Highlands. The area west of Mt Kasuga is flat and is the northern edge of the Nara Basin (Yamato Plains). In the north there are the Narayama Hills that run into the southern hills of Kyoto Prefecture.

Main industries

Tourism related industries, traditional handicrafts, tea, Sake,etc.

Symbols

City flower: Double cherry blossoms
City tree: Quercus gilva Blume
City bird: Japanese nightingale

Number of visitors

Total 7,349,000 (2021)

Official website

http://www.city.nara.lg.jp/