Most Popular Places To Visit in Nara: Top 27 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 27 places to visit in Nara that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Tōdai-ji Temple.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tōdai-ji Temple 東大寺 | Buddhist temple | 10,100 |
| 2 | Hōryū-ji Temple 法隆寺 | Buddhist temple | 5,700 |
| 3 | Nara Park 奈良公園 | Park | 4,600 |
| 4 | Kasuga-taisha 春日大社 | Shinto shrine | 2,000 |
| 5 | Kōfuku-ji Temple 興福寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,700 |
| 6 | Yakushi-ji Temple 薬師寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,000 |
| 7 | Mount Yoshino 吉野山 | Mountain | 700 |
| 8 | Ōmiwa Shrine 大神神社 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 9 | Isonokami Jingū 石上神宮 | Shinto shrine | 700 |
| 10 | Asuka-dera Temple 飛鳥寺 | Buddhist temple | 700 |
| 11 | Kashihara Jingū 橿原神宮 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 12 | Mount Wakakusa 若草山 | Mountain | 500 |
| 13 | Tōshōdai-ji Temple 唐招提寺 | Buddhist temple | 500 |
| 14 | Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area 法隆寺地域の仏教建造物 | Buddhist temple | 500 |
| 15 | Gangō-ji Temple 元興寺 | Buddhist temple | 400 |
| 16 | Mount Miwa 三輪山 | Mountain | 400 |
| 17 | Daian-ji Temple 大安寺 | Buddhist temple | 400 |
| 18 | Nara National Museum 奈良国立博物館 | Museum | 400 |
| 19 | Kasugayama Primeval Forest 春日山原始林 | Shinto shrine | 300 |
| 20 | Ōminesan-ji Temple 大峯山寺 | Buddhist temple | 300 |
| 21 | Hase-dera Temple 長谷寺 | Buddhist temple | 300 |
| 22 | Saidai-ji Temple 西大寺 | Buddhist temple | 300 |
| 23 | Nigatsu-dō 東大寺二月堂 | Buddhist temple | 300 |
| 24 | Mount Ikoma 生駒山 | Mountain | 300 |
| 25 | Hokki-ji Temple 法起寺 | Buddhist temple | 300 |
| 26 | Himuro Shrine 氷室神社 | Shinto shrine | 200 |
| 27 | Murō-ji Temple 室生寺 | Buddhist temple | 200 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.