Ikaruga, Nara

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Country Japan Prefecture Nara Prefecture Population 27,341 (1 Apr 2015) District Ikoma District, Nara		Region Kansai Area 14.27 km² Local time Saturday 3:33 AM

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 Weather 5°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 83% Humidity

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

Map of Ikaruga, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, 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).