Former JR Nara Station Building — Attraction in Nara

We used to live in Nara in the middle 1970's and this is the building we remember as the JNR Nara train station. JNR (Japan National Railways) was privatized since then and broken up into JR East, JR West, and JR Central. And Nara got a new station as well since then. This old buiding is still charming though. The city uses it as an information center, loaded with free maps. It also contains a Starbucks! ...

This place is their prayer room, the prayer room is on the left at entrance door. If you need this prayer room, please ask the staff at baggage store section and they will help you. Please remember that you have to write down your name, from and where in Japan do you stay. You get the privacy but don't forget to tell them if you finish...

At the same place, There's the Starbucks coffee shop to relax your legs. 260 JPY a cup of coffee with lowest price comes to joy, both of inside and outside open cafe style are available however, there's not many place to take the seat for group or family. so I recommend you to go then enjoy it with you walk...