Ikaruga, Nara

Ikaruga 斑鳩町
Town
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Location of Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture
Ikaruga Location in Japan
Coordinates:
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. 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

External links

• Official website (Japanese)