Planning a trip to Nara? Watch this first! I found a way to beat the crowds, tried LOTS of delicious local food and found the ...

Nara Prefecture is home to ancient capitals, history and tradition. Its historic and cultural links with East Asia mean this is where culture came from the continent, and where it developed.

Japan developed its relations with other regions of the Silk Roads through its ancient capital – from 710 to 794 AD – Nara in southern Honshu. Nara was connected to the maritime Silk Roads via the ...