Cultural Heritage Overview WebGIS (Nabunken)

Overview

A WebGIS mapping roughly 680,000 archaeological sites and cultural properties nationwide. Visualizes the dense distribution of sites in the Asuka-Fujiwara area and around World Heritage components.

Notes: 閲覧用WebGISで一括データダウンロードは未提供。利用ライセンスの明示がないため、データ再利用時は奈文研への確認を推奨。

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  💡Questions this data can answer

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  Updated2026-07-26
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  💡Questions this data can answer

  How many cultural properties does Nara have including those beyond national designation, and where?

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• Q.Is Nara really an ancient capital? When was the capital there?
• Q.Asuka's tombs: how do Ishibutai, Takamatsuzuka and Kitora differ?
• Q.How does Asuka-Fujiwara differ from Nara's other World Heritage sites?
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