Pass through the kentoshi envoy
ship explanation area and visit areconstructed ship. Relax in thepark restaurant and cafe andenjoy the view over the park. Inaddition, we sell special products
from Nara Prefecture here.

You can also use this building as an
information desk which provides tourist
information on Nara Prefecture or as arest space.
(Shops)Published in April 2023
4-6-1 Nijooji-minami, Nara, 630-8012
Tel: 0742-35-8201
https://www.suzakumon-heijokyo.com/(Japanese only)

Feel the Nara Period(Prefectural Nara Palace Site Historical
Park Management Office)Heijo-kyo Capital Attractiveness
Creation Project by Nara City

Guide Map

About Tempyo Mitsuki-kan (Shop),Tempyo Umashi-kan (Restaurant and Café),
Tempyo Miharashi-kan (Observation Deck)and Tempyo Tsudoi-kan (Information)

Heijokyu-seki Rekishi Koen

webpage

3-5-1 Nijo-Oji-Minami, Nara 630-8012
URL: https://www.heijo-park.jp
Tel: 0742-36-8780

Heijokyu-seki Management Center

Heijokyu-seki Rekishi Koen
(Nara Palace Site Historical Park) /Heijokyu Izanai-kan (Guidance Center)

Inquiries❸Heijo-kyo

The Three Capitals of Nara — The Road Leading to a New Imperial State
Yamato710

A vibrant place, revived after 1,300 years

Fujiwara-kyo❷

Suzaku-mon Hiroba Square(South Central Gate)

Nijo-oji

Heijokyu Izanai-kan(Guidance Center)

Asuka

Mount Miminashi
Mount Kagu
Mount Unebi

Fujiwara-kyo ruins

Fujiwara-kyo was Japan’s first grid-plan city.
Construction of the large city, spanningapproximately 5.3 km from east to west andfrom north to south, began after it became thecapital in late 694, with all political andeconomic systems set up by 701 when theTaiho Code was completed.

❷ Fujiwara: The first planned city

❶ Asuka: The birthplace of an ancient state

Provided by the Asukamura Board ofEducation

The enormous ruin is designated as a Special
Historical Site. The results of excavations andresearch into the site are on display at the Exhibition
Room of the Fujiwara Imperial Site and the Kashihara
City Fujiwara Capital Site Reference Library.

Provided by Nara National Research Institutefor Cultural Properties

Illustration of Asuka-kyo

Daikan-daiji Temple

Mizuochi ruins
Asuka-dera Temple
Soga residence

Asuka flourished as Japan’s political andcultural center, and home to the Emperor’spalace, for just over a century, from 592,
when Empress Suiko came to the throne,
until 694, when the capital moved toFujiwara-kyo.
A number of interpretive facilities tell thestory of Asuka and its history and culture:
Asuka Historical National Government Park,
which houses numerous surviving historicsites, Asuka Historical Museum, and Nara
Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture.

❶The square in front of Suzaku-mon Gate was a uniquely festive place for the people of Nara.
The reconstruction and conservation of Suzaku Avenue and Nijo Avenue bring back to life
this enormous square which so evokes life in the ancient world, and connects the Nara period with
our own times, making it a focal point of the Nara Palace Site Historical Park.

Suzaku-mon Gate

(Second Row Avenue)

Asuka-ike-kobo

Heijo-kyo andHeijokyu (Nara Palace)

Asuka-kyo ruins
pond garden

Suzaku-mon Hiroba Square(Restaurant and Cafe)

AsukaRiver

Kawara-dera Temple

Suzaku-oji

Heijo-kyo flourished as the largest city in Japan for 74 years, from 710, when it became the capital, until
784, when the capital moved to Nagaoka-kyo. Politics based on the ritsuryo system became thoroughly
established, roads were built to connect Heijo-kyo with the rest of the country, and the system of a unified
country under the Emperor was put in place.

Okuyamakume-dera
TempleIshigami ruins

Yamada-dera
TempleToyuranomiya

Daiichiji Daigokuden(Former Imperial Audience Hall)

Tempyo Tsudoi-kan(Information)(Observation Deck)

Tempyo Umashi-kan
Transport Terminal(Suzaku Avenue)

Heijo-kyo, modeled on the Chinese city Chang’an, wasbuilt in a rectangular shape, approximately 4.3 km
from east to west and 4.8 km from north to south, withan additional protruding section on its eastern side,
called Gekyo, which was approximately 1.6 km widefrom east to west, and 2.1 km from north to south. Nara
Palace, situated on a 1 square kilometer site in thecenter of the northern edge of the city with anadditional protruding section on its eastern side which
was 250 m wide from east to west and 750 m long from
north to south, was the central section of the city.

Asukanomiya ruins

Mausoleum of Emperor KinmeiMausoleum of Emperor Tenmu
and Empress Jito
Asuka Historical National Tachibana-dera Temple
Government Park
Inabuchi-miyaTakamatsuzuka Tomb

Shimanomiya
Ishibutai

Sakata-dera Temple

Mausoleum ofEmperor Monmu(Shops)(Restaurant and Cafe)◆

Suzaku-mon Gate
Heijokyu
Izanai-kan
FukugenjigyoJoho kan
Daigoku-mon Gate

AccessTempyo Miharashi-kan

The gateway to Nara tourism – shuttle
buses which connect all of the main
attractions, group buses, taxis, etc. allstop here.
Parking (paid): approx. 20 buses and 50cars

Transport Terminal
Opening hours: 8:30-18:00
Open throughout the year

Tempyo Tsudoi-kan
Tempyo Mitsuki-kan

Main Park Facilities ◆Station on a fixed route bus heading toGakuen-mae Station to Suzakumon
Hiroba-mae bus stop
We recommend you use public transport
to visit Heijokyu-seki Rekishi Koen
(Nara Palace Site Historical Park).

• 11 minutes from the West Exit of JR Nara
weekends and pubic holidays and every
30 minutes on weekdays [fare: 100 yen]):◆Tempyo Mitsuki-kan

Opening hours: 8:30-17:00 (jogging/cycle station open at 7:00)
Closed Mondays (closed on the day after if a holiday)
and between December 28 and January 4
Enjoy the view over the Nara
Palace Site from the observation
deck and observation room.
Audio-visual presentations areshown in our VR theater. We also
have a bicycle rental shop, and a
jogging/cycle station.
(Observation Deck)

Tempyo Miharashi-kan

Meeting point for school trips and tour
groups, provides information about all
the facilities in the park.
(Information)

Opening hours: 8:30-18:00 (cafe and shop 9:30-19:00, restaurant 11:00-19:00)
Open throughout the year

Opening hours: 8:30-19:00(The tourist information desk and bus
waiting room are available until 18:00)
Open throughout the year

Tempyo Umashi-kan◆•
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00(last admission at 16:30)
Closed on: Second Monday (closed on the dayafter if a holiday) in Feb., Apr., Jul., and Nov.,
and between December 29 and January 1*10 minutes to Suzakumon Hiroba bus stopfrom the South Exit of Kintetsu
Yamato-Saidaiji Station*13 minutes from Kintetsu Nara Station toSuzakumon Hiroba-mae bus stop

Heijokyu Izanai-kan is an interpretive center
which explains the significance and splendorof the Heijokyu-seki Rekishi Koen (NaraPalace Site Historical Park), and invites you tothe palace site, which evokes the spirit ofancient times.

• 20 minutes walk from Yamato-Saidaiji
Station (south exit)• 20 minutes walk from Shin-Omiya Station
GuruttoBus (runs every 15 minutes on•(Guidance Center)

Heijokyu Izanai-kan

Kitora Tomb

Provided by the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Provided by the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Maintenance of the Heijokyu-seki (Nara Palace Site)
The Nara Palace area was turned into rice fields after the capital moved toNagaoka-kyo, but research was carried out in the late Edo and Meiji periods byKitaura Sadamasa, Sekino Tadashi and Kita Sadakichi, and conservation works
were started by local volunteers such as Tanada Kajuro and Mizobe Bunshiro. The
palace site was later designated a special historical site, excavations and researchwere carried out by the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties,
and Nara Palace Site Historical Park will be opened on March 24, 2018.

Heijokyu-seki Rekishi Koen Map

Volunteer guides are present in the park.

(Nara Palace Site Historical Park)
Gate❶ Suzaku-mon(South Central Gate)(For details, please inquire at the reception area in either the Heijokyu Izanai-kan or the Heijokyu-seki Shiryo-kan).

Enjoy the park andits natural environment

The main gate of Nara Palace
has been reconstructed. In theNara Period, ceremonies suchas welcomes for diplomatic
envoys were held here.

Mizugami-ike Pond

❷ Chuo-ku Chodo-in

Ichiniwa-Kofun(Mausoleum of Emperor Heizei)❿(Central State Halls Compound)← Yamato-Saidaiji Station

In the early Nara Period,officials carried out their duties
here, and ceremonies werealso held.

❾Naizenshi((presumed) Imperial Table Office)Saki-ike Pond Daizenshiki((Presumed)
The Bureau ofImperial Cuisine)

Daiichiji Daigokuden❸ (Former Imperial Audience Hall)

Daigokuden❸ Daiichiji(Former Imperial Audience Hall)❹ (Former Imperial Audience Hall Compound)
C Heijokyu-seki Shiryo-kan(Nara Palace Site Museum)

B Fukugenjigyo Joho-kan

East Pavilion(Information Centerfor Reconstruction Project)

Closed Mondays (closed on theday after if a holiday).

Daigokuden-in❹ Daiichiji(Former Imperial Audience Hall(Under reconstruction)

Ido❽ Zoshushi(Well of the Rice Wines andVinegars Department)❼ Kunai-sho((presumed) Ministry of the Imperial Household)⓬ Dainiji Daigokuden(Latter Imperial Audience Hall)

Viewing Platform

Daigoku-mon Gate
(South Gate)←Conceptual drawingGate❺ Daigoku-mon(South Gate)

Yamato-Sa

ida

This is the main gate of Daiichiji
Daigokuden-in (Former ImperialAudience Hall Compound).
The emperor would sometimes
make an appearance here atceremonies.

iji SChodo-in⓭ Higashi-ku(Eastern State Halls Compound)

Chuo-ku Chodo-int at❷ (Central State Halls Compound)ion

Unatari-jinja Shrine

Miyato-dori

Tamate-mon Gate

(Miyato Avenue)

K in*The opening hours and closed days are the same
as for the Fukugenjigyo Joho-kan (InformationCenter for Reconstruction Project).

tetsuNara❻ Dairi(Imperial Palace)Chiisakobe-mon Gate
Lin(Ikuhamon Gate)e⓫ (East Palace

To-in TeienGarden)

Takerube-mon Gate

(South Gate of East Palace)

Choshu-in

Take a Look at the Exhibitions

This compound, including theAudience Hall, stretches forapproximately 320 m north tosouth, and 180 m east to west.
It is a special space which wasused during the first half of theNara Period for state
ceremonies.

(Excavation Site
Exhibition Hall)(rough guide) 1½ - 2½ hours❺Saeki-mon Gate

Compound (under reconstruction))A Ikotenji-kanDairi❻ (ImperialPalace)Daiichiji Daigokuden-in

This is a reconstruction of a major
Nara Palace building used only forspecial ceremonies such as theEmperor’s ascension to the throne
and the New Year’s ceremony.

Nara Prefectural Road
Tanida Nara Line

Visit the Reconstructed Buildings

Closed Mondays (closed on theday after if a holiday).

Heijokyu Izanai-kan
About 3 minutes❶ Suzaku-mon Gate

About 10 minutes

Daigoku-mon Gate

Heijokyu Shihi

Crossing closed
from 17:00-08:00(Nara Palace Monument)

Nanmen Ogaki⓰❼ Kunai-sho((Presumed) Ministry ofthe Imperial Household)(Southern Great Wall)

Waka-Inukai-mon Gate

Tempyo Miharashi-kan (Observation Deck)

It is thought that this was theministry which supported theEmperor. Roofed mud walls
and buildings have beenreconstructed.

Tempyo Tsudoi-kan (Information)

Ido❽ Zoshushi(Well of the Rice Wines andTempyo Umashi-kan (Restaurant and Cafe)

Vinegars Department)

It is thought that this was aspecial well used for making
rice wine for religious rituals
and festivals.

❶ (South Central Gate)

Suzaku-mon Gate

Tempyo Mitsuki-kan (Shops)

Nijo-oji

Tempyo Tsudoi-kan(Information)

Fukugenjigyo Joho-kan

About 3 minutes❸ Daiichiji Daigokuden

About 6 minutes❼Kunai-sho⓫

To-in Teien

About 10 minutes
About 20 minutes

Heijokyu Izanai-kan⓫

To-in Teien(Shops)⓭ Dainiji Daigokuden

Higashi-ku Chodo-in/

About 5 minutes❻DairiA

Ikotenji-kan

About 3 minutes

Heijokyu Izanai-kan

B Fukugenjigyo Joho-kan

300m

0

C Heijokyu-seki Shiryo-kan

Omiya Dori

Heijokyu Izanai-kan

MultiLavatories purpose
Ostomate Nursing Diaper Vending
Coinroom changing machines lockers
lavatories lavatory

ParkingBusstops

Rentalbicycle

AED

Rest informationarea

Have fun and learn about the Nara Palace site

Todai-ji Temple

Kofuku-ji Temple

Kasugataisha Shrine

Gango-ji Temple Yakushi-ji Temple Toshodai-ji Temple
Places designated as Special Historic Sites
and Special Natural Monuments

Nara Palace Site Kasugayama Primeval ForestA Ikotenji-kan

and Hyobu-sho⓮ Shikibu-sho(Ministry of Personnel Affairs andThe Ministry of Personnel Affairs
was responsible for managing
officials, and the Ministry ofMilitary Affairs was charged withmanaging everything to do withthe military. The building has
been partially reconstructed.

⓯ Mibu-mon Gate

This gate effectively became
the main entrance to Nara
Palace in the second half of
the Nara Period.

The roofed mud wall
surrounding Nara Palace,approximately 4.3 km longeast to west, and 4.8 km northto south, is gradually beingreconstructed.

The following acts are prohibitedwithin Nara Palace Site
Historical Park.

The Nara Palace Site is one of the eight assets which constitutethe Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.
In addition to the world heritage sites, the area around the palace has
numerous temples from the Nara Period and later periods.
We hope you have a walk around and take a look.
There are many national treasure buildings,
and sites designated as historical landmarks.

Officials worked in thisbuilding during the second
half of the Nara Period.
Raised embankments
represent the positions of theoriginal 12 buildings.

Ogaki⓰ Nanmen(Southern Great Wall)

Suzaku-oji(Suzaku Avenue)(Restaurant and Cafe)

Daigokuden⓬ Dainiji(Latter Imperial Audience Hall)

About 15 minutes

Heijokyu Izanai-kan

TempyoUmashi-kan

Closed Mondays (closed on theday after if a holiday).

Ministry of Military Affairs)

About 6 minutes

Nara Meguri Heijokyuseki-mae
Car Parking Lot (Fee Required)

World Heritage and the temples ofthe Nara Period

About 6 minutes

About 5 minutes(Southern Great Wall)This is said to be whereJapanese gardens took root.
The building and garden in which
the Emperor and members of
the aristocracy held banquets
has been reconstructed.

Chodo-in⓭ Higashi-ku(Eastern State Halls Compound)

About 5 minutes⓯ Mibu-mon Gate Nanmen OgakiTeien⓫ To-in(East Palace Garden)

About 15 minutes

Mibu-mon Gate,⓯ ⓮ Shikibu-sho,
Hyobu-sho❾ Naizenshi/ Daizenshiki(Department of Divinities)

This is thought to be the lakeof the Nishiikenomiya Palacethat appears in the Shoku
Nihongi historical text.

About 6 minutes

Heijokyu Izanai-kan❽ Zoshushi Ido

Shikibu-sho (Ministry of Personnel Affairs)National Route 24⓮
Jingi-kan❿ Saki-ike Pond

A large audience hall usedduring the second half of theNara Period. The view of Narafrom the reconstructed
platform is particularly
impressive.

About 3 minutes(Nara Palace Preservation Monument)(Guidance Center)(Observation Deck)

TempyoMitsuki-kan(Ministry ofMilitary Affairs)

Suzaku-mon Hiroba Square(Second Row Avenue)

TempyoMiharashi-kan⓮

Hyobu-sho

Heijokyushi Hozonkinenhi

This agency was responsible
for all food served within theNara Palace. Planted boxwood
trees represent the pillars
which supported the building.

About 2 minutesB(State Assembly Halls Compound)This was the Emperor’s private
residence, and planted trees
represent the pillars which
supported this building. TheDairi well has also beenreconstructed.

The Bureau of Imperial Cuisine)

Recommended routes(rough guide) 1-2 hours

The Nara Palace Site wears very different mantles
each season: cherry and plum blossom in spring;
lush, verdant reeds in summer; and stunning foliage
in autumn. Plants mentioned in Manyo poems canalso be seen. Visitors will also be able to see
numerous wild birds around the lakes and wetlands.

❾ Daizenshiki((Presumed)

Think Back upon
the Nara Period

B Fukugenjigyo Joho-kan

C Heijokyu-seki Shiryo-kan(Excavation Site Exhibition Hall)
The remains of government offices from the Nara
Period that were discovered through excavation
are preserved and displayed here in the samestate as when they were discovered. Other
valuable artifacts and models of reconstructedbuildings are also on display.

(Information Center for Reconstruction Project)This facility provides a comprehensive overview
of the reconstruction work on the buildings of theDaiichiji Daigokuden-in. Actual materials, tools
and building methods are on display, and inaddition to this, visitors can also enjoy a model ofthe reconstructed Daiichiji Daigokuden-in, an
informational video and a hands-on exhibit.

(Nara Palace Site Museum)
The Nara Palace Site Museum displays more than
50 years of archeological research of the Nara
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.
The museum introduces its visitors to excavation
processes, valuable archeological finds, andarcheological science, as well as providing thelatest information regarding their research.

Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 (last admission at 16:00)

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)

Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 (last admission at 16:00)

Closed Mondays (closed on the day after if aholiday ) and between December 29 and January 3

Closed on: Second Monday (closed on the day after
if a holiday) in Feb., Apr., Jul., and Nov., and between
December 29 and January 1

Closed Mondays (closed on the day after if a holiday)
and between December 29 and January 3

Free admission

Free admission

Free admission• Damaging or defacing facilities.
• Catching or removing fish, birds, trees, flowers, insects,
or any other living organisms.
• Use of fire such as smoking, bonfires or fireworks.
• Removing any earth or stone, or otherwise altering theform or quality of the land.
• Allowing pets off leash, and not cleaning up and removing
pet droppings.
• Entering the park in any vehicle other than areas wherevehicle access is permitted.
• Engaging in advertising, promotion, or sales activities
without permission.
• Holding any events, commercial photo or filming shoots,or flying drones without permission.
• Throwing away garbage such as waste paper or empty cans.
• Using golf equipment or radio-controlled aircraft in the park.
As well as the above, any other acts deemed by the facility
administrators to be inappropriate with regard to use andadministration of the park.