page_title: Nara Prefecture
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Nara Prefecture / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: The panoramic photograph of Kounoike stadium (Naraden Field), Japan Football League, Nara Club vs Aomori, 11 November, 2018
context_page_description: Nara Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,348,930 and has a geographic area of 3,691 km². Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Mie Prefecture to the east.
  Nara is the capital and largest city of Nara Prefecture, with other major cities including Kashihara, Ikoma, and Yamatokōriyama. Nara Prefecture is located in the center of the Kii Peninsula on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, and is one of only eight landlocked prefectures. Nara Prefecture has the distinction of having more UNESCO World Heritage listings than any other prefecture in Japan.
context_section_description: The sports teams listed below are based in Nara.
  Football (Soccer)
  Nara Club (Nara)
  Basketball
  Bambitious Nara (Nara)
caption: Konoike Athletic Stadium.
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