Concierge： NVBT team | KANSAI NARA Treasure Travel (Nara/Kyoto/Osaka Japan)

Mysterious Stone Carvings of Asuka Village

Asuka Village is famously known as first capital of what would later become the country of Japan. Here you can find a variety of interesting historical sites, such as Japan’s oldest Buddhist Temple (Asuka-dera) ...

Shigisan Temple Stay – Shukubo Experience-

Shigisan Chogosonshi-ji Temple is known as the “tiger temple” for its many legends and tiger figures. They have an English website and have a nice video to show the beauty of the temple. http://www.gyokuzo.com/...

Off The Beaten Track, Totsukawa Village

Totsukawa Village is the biggest village in Japan and 96% of the village is in the mountains. The lifestyle of people in Totsukawa is based on coexistence with the incredible nature in which it is embedded. Since it i...

What is Yoshino Cedar?

Yoshino cedar is one of those things that is well-known within Japan, but not so much in other countries. It is the cedar grown in the Yoshino region of Nara Prefecture, far south of Nara City and into the mountains n...

Yamatoji Winter Shikayose

If you visit Nara in February or March, this free daily event (except Mondays) is not to be missed. At 10am each morning, a French horn player summons the local deer to be fed, with a performance of Beethoven’s ...