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 (April 1, 2015)
• Total	27,341
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese Black Pine
• Flower	Camellia sasanqua
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	3-7-12 Hōryūjinishi, Ikaruga-cho, 630-8580
Website	www.town.ikaruga.nara.jp/ENGLISH12/index-e.html

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 April 1, 2015, the town has an estimated population of 27,341, with 11,308 households.^[1] The total area is 14.27 km² (6 sq mi).

Tatsuta River

Gate to Horyū-ji in Ikaruga

Hokki-ji

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

Transportation

Rail

• West Japan Railway Company
  • Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line): Hōryūji Station

Road

• Japan National Route 25
• Japan National Route 168

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ikaruga, Nara.

• Official website (Japanese)

Nara Prefecture
Nara (capital)
Core city	Nara
Cities	Gojō Gose Ikoma Kashiba Kashihara Katsuragi 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
List of mergers in Nara Prefecture