Nara Prefectural Manyo Culture Museum

Info

Address:

Asuka 10, Asuka Village, Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture

Public Transportation:

From Kintetsu Kashihara Jingu-mae Station East Exit → 20 minutes by Nara Kotsu Circular Bus to Asuka Station, get off at the bus stop: Manyo Cultural Hall West Exit, a short walk

Car Access:

12 km, 30 minutes via Route 165 (Yamatotakada Bypass) and 169 from Katsuragi IC on the Nanshan Road

Phone Number:

0744-54-1850

Parking Number:

107 cars / Free

Business Hours

10-17: 30 (entry ~ 17: 00)

Price

Admission is free, exhibitions are paid

Spot Category

Museums and Galleries

The garden featuring flowers related to the Manyoshu is also a highlight

Restored ruins of the Asuka Pond Workshop site and furnace group. The oldest known Japanese cast coin, the Fumoto coin, was excavated

A general exhibition room (Song Plaza) that feels like a time slip back to the Manyo era

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