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Nara
奈良市 | |
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| Nara City | |
 From top left: Wakakusayama Mountain Burning, Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji, Yakushi-ji, Tōdai-ji, Kasuga Shrine and a deer in Nara Park | |
 Flag  Symbol | |
 Location of Nara in Nara Prefecture | |
  Nara Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′N 135°48′E / 34.683°N 135.800°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Nara Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gen Nakagawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 276.84 km2 (106.89 sq mi) |
| Population (April 1, 2017) | |
| • Total | 359,666 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Quercus gilva |
| • Flower | Nara yaezakura |
| • Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City hall address | 1-1-1 Nijō-ōji, Nara-shi, Nara-ken 630-8580 |
| Website | www |
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.svg){kind=small} "Nara" in kanji | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
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| Kanji | 奈良 | ||||
| Hiragana | なら | ||||
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Nara (奈良市, Nara-shi) is a city in Japan on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of Nara Prefecture.[1]
It has been recognized as a core city since 2002.[2]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nara" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 698; "Kansai" at p. 477.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; Buhnik, Sophie. "From Shrinking Cities to Toshi no Shukushō: Identifying Patterns of Urban Shrinkage in the Osaka Metropolitan Area," Berkeley Planning Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2001), p. 135 [PDF 4 of 24]. Retrieved 2012-12-5.