Events Volunteering

A celebration of the sister-city relationship between Canberra and Nara, Japan. 

Nara is the capital of Nara Prefecture, on the southern end of the island of Honshu, near Osaka. Nara is a serene and beautiful city popular with tourists from within Japan and around the world. It has a population close to that of Canberra, at around 360,000 residents.

Nara is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprised of eight locations: the temples Todaiji, Kofukuji, Gangoji, Yakushiji, Toshodaiji, the Kasuga Grand Shrine, Kasuga-yama Hill Primeval Forest and the Heijo Palace Site. As a result of its ancient and noble past, Nara displays a wealth of historical and cultural legacies for all to enjoy. Nara has the honour of preserving the world's oldest wooden structure at Horyuji Temple and the world's largest wooden structure, the Todaiji Temple.