Nara Prefecture Municipalities

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Municipalities of Nara.

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by Philbert Ono

As of March 31, 2006, Nara has 12 cities (-shi; 市), 15 towns (-cho; 町), and 12 villages (-mura; 村).

Cities

The major cities are Nara city (capital), Kashihara, and Tenri. *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Gojo () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Gose () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Ikoma () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Kashiba () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Kashihara () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Katsuragi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Nara city () - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Sakurai () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Tenri () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Uda () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Yamatokoriyama () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Yamatotakada () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Towns and Villages

Towns (-cho; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Ikoma-gun ()
  • Ando-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Heguri-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Ikaruga-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Sangou-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

• Kitakatsuragi-gun ()
  • Kanmaki-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kawai-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Koryo-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Ouji-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

• Shiki-gun ()
  • Kawanishi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Miyake-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Tawaramoto-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

• Takaichi-gun ()
  • Asuka-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Takatori-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

• Uda-gun ()
  • Mitsue-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Soni-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

• Yamabe-gun ()
  • Yamazoe-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

• Yoshino-gun ()
  • Higashiyoshino-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kamikitayama-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kawakami-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kurotaki-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Nosegawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Oyodo-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Shimoichi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Shimokitayama-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Tenkawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Totsukawa-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Yoshino-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Municipal Mergers

On Sep. 30, 2004, Nara had 10 cities (-shi; 市), 20 towns (-machi; 町), and 17 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 12 cities, 15 towns, and 12 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

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