Nara is an old capital of Japan, older than Kyoto. Nara is no less attractive than Kyoto. Both Nara and Kyoto are beautiful cities with a lot of temples and shrines, nice paths to take a walk,...
Here is a picture of Nara-ken in relation to Japan. See that little red spot? Well, that's Nara-ken (or Nara Prefecture to us foreigners!)
This page will hopefully reveal some of the aspects of Japan...
There is a great hike in the Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan guide between Miwa and Tenri. There are nice temples at either end, a chance for noodles at another temple partway through, and if you're...
I prefer Nara to Kyoto.
There are many temples,historical places and nature.
Compare to Kyoto there are less tourists and so you can take your time to see around.
Whenever I visit there I feel...