Nara

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city former national capital

Nara is an ancient Japanese city renowned for its early role as a national capital, its historic temples, and its culturally significant deer-filled parks.

Aliases (1)

Nara Basin ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → former national capital →
capitalOf	Nara Prefecture →
continent	Asia →
country	Japan →
eraAssociatedWith	Nara period →
formerCapitalOf	Japan →
hasAnimalPopulation	Sika deer →
hasCulturalProperty	Important Cultural Properties of Japan → National Treasures of Japan →
hasFamousSite	Gangō-ji → Heijō Palace → Kasuga Taisha → Kōfuku-ji → Tōdai-ji → Tōshōdai-ji → Yakushi-ji →
hasHeritageSite	Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara →
hasLandmark	Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji →
hasPark	Nara Park →
hasTourismActivity	deer feeding → heritage sightseeing → shrine visits → temple visits →
knownFor	Buddhist monuments → Shinto shrines → ancient capital history → cultural heritage → free-roaming deer → historic temples →
language	Japanese →
locatedIn	Kansai region → Nara Prefecture →
locatedOn	Honshu →
near	Kyoto → Osaka →
religiousTradition	Buddhism → Shinto →
timeAsCapital	8th century →
transportHubFor	Nara Line railways →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent	Gangō-ji → Heijō Palace → Kasuga Taisha → Kasugayama Primeval Forest → Kōfuku-ji → Tōdai-ji → Tōshōdai-ji → Yakushi-ji →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nara Prefecture → Nara period →	capital
Kansai region → Nara Prefecture ("Nara Basin") →	contains
Yamatoji Line →	connectsCity
Nara Prefecture →	hasCity
Kansai region →	hasCulturalCenter
Western Japan →	hasHistoricalCity
Kansai region →	historicalCapital
Emperor Kanmu →	movedCapitalFrom
Nara period →	namedAfter
Kyoto →	neighboringCity
Shinzo Abe →	placeOfDeath
Kintetsu Railway →	serves
Kansai Main Line →	servesCity
JST →	usedByCity