Nara Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nara-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 699; "Kansai" at p. 477. The capital city is Nara.Nussbaum, "Nara" at p. 698.

History
The area of Yamato Province was reorganized as Nara Prefecture during the Meiji period.Nussbaum, "Yamato" at p. 1046; "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

Geography
Nara is bordered to the west by Wakayama Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture. Its border on the north meets Kyoto Prefecture.  Mie Prefecture is on the east.

Cities
Gojō
Gose
Ikoma
Kashiba
Kashihara
KatsuragiNara (capital)
Sakurai
Tenri
Uda
Yamatokōriyama
Yamatotakada

Towns and villages

Towns and villages in each district:
Ikoma District
Ando
Heguri
Ikaruga
Sangō
Kitakatsuragi District
Kanmaki
Kawai
Kōryō
ŌjiShiki District
Kawanishi
Miyake
Tawaramoto
Takaichi District
Asuka
Takatori
Uda District
Mitsue
Soni
Yamabe District
YamazoeYoshino District
Higashiyoshino
Kamikitayama
Kawakami
Kurotaki
Nosegawa
Ōyodo
Shimoichi
Shimokitayama
Tenkawa
Totsukawa
Yoshino

National Parks
National Parks are established in about 17% of the total land area of the prefecture.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-8-30.

Shrines and Temples
Ōmiwa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 ; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites

 Nara Prefecture website