Ikaruga, Nara

Ikaruga 斑鳩町
Town
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Location of Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture
Ikaruga Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°37′N 135°44′E / 34.617°N 135.733°E / 34.617; 135.733Coordinates: 34°37′N 135°44′E / 34.617°N 135.733°E / 34.617; 135.733
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Ikoma
Area
• Total	14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population (November 30, 2006)
• Total	28,685
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
- Tree	Japanese Black Pine
- Flower	Camellia sasanqua
Address	3-7-12 Hōryūjinishi, Ikaruga-cho, 630-8580
Phone number	0745-74-1001
Website	www.town.ikaruga.nara.jp/ENGLISH12/index-e.html

Tatsuta River

Gate to Horyū-ji in Ikaruga

Hokki-ji

Ikaruga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-chō) is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.

Ikaruga is home to Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji, ancient Buddhist temples collectively inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage. Other ancient temples include Hōrin-ji, also in the vicinity of Hōryū-ji. The town was named after the Palace of Prince Shōtoku-Taishi, Ikaruga-no-Miya (Imperial Palace of Ikaruga, or Imperial House of Ikaruga), whose grounds were at Hōryū-ji, thus it is also called Ikaruga-dera (temple of Ikaruga).

As of November 30, 2006, the town has an estimated population of 28,685. The total area is 14.27 km² (6 sq mi).

Neighboring municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Ikoma
  • Yamatokōriyama
  • Sangō
  • Heguri
  • Ando
  • Kawai
  • Ōji

Geography

• Tatsuta River (Nara Prefectural Tatsuta Park)
• Yamato River
• Mount Matsuo

Education

Elementary schools

• Ikaruga Elementary School
• Ikarugahigashi Elementary School
• Ikaruganishi Elementary School

Junior high schools

• Ikaruga Junior High School
• Ikarugaminami Junior High School

High schools

• Hōryū-ji International High School

Notable places

Temples and shrines

• Hōryū-ji
• Hokki-ji
• Hōrin-ji
• Chūgū-ji
• Kichiden-ji
• Mimuroyama
• Ikaruga Shrine
• Ryūta Shrine

Kofun

• Fujinoki Kofun
• Kasuga Kofun
• Okanohara Kofun
• Terayama Kofun

External links

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• Official website (Japanese)

Nara Prefecture Cities Gojō Gose Ikoma Kashiba Kashihara Katsuragi Nara (capital) Sakurai Tenri Uda Yamatokōriyama Yamatotakada Ikoma District Ando Ikaruga Heguri Sangō Kitakatsuragi District Ōji Kawai Kanmaki Kōryō Shiki District Kawanishi Miyake Tawaramoto Takaichi District Asuka Takatori Uda District Mitsue Soni Yamabe District Yamazoe Yoshino District Higashiyoshino Kamikitayama Kawakami Kurotaki Nosegawa Ōyodo Shimoichi Shimokitayama Tenkawa Totsukawa Yoshino

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