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Ikaruga 斑鳩町
Town
Flag Chapter
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; 135.733
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Ikoma
Area
• Total	14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population  (31 August, 2021)
• Total	28,215
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 ( JST)
City hall address	3-7-12 Hōryūjinishi, Ikaruga-cho, 630-8580
Website	www.town.ikaruga.nara.jp/ENGLISH12/index-e.html
Symbols
Flower	Camellia sasanqua
Tree	Japanese Black Pine

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 Sites. Other ancient temples include Hōrin-ji, also in the vicinity of Hōryū-ji. The town was named after the Palace of Prince Shōtoku, 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).^{[ citation needed]}

As of 31 August, 2021, the town has an estimated population of 28,215, with 11,308 households. ^[1] 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

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 (in Japanese)
• Geographic data related to Ikaruga, Nara at OpenStreetMap

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