Editing Nara Prefecture (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Nara brush.jpg|thumb|A huge Nara calligraphy brush]]

The 2004 total gross prefecture product (GPP) for Nara was ¥3.8 trillion, an 0.1% growth over previous year. The per capita income was ¥2.6 million, which is a 1.3% decrease from previous year. The 2004 total gross prefecture product (GPP) for Nara was ¥3.8 trillion, an 0.1% growth over previous year. Manufacturing has the biggest share in the GPP of Nara with 20.2% of share, followed by services (19.1%) and real estates (16.3%). The share of agriculture including forestry and fishery was a mere 1.0%, only above mining, which is quasi-inexistent in Nara.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.nara.jp/pro/toukei/group/kikaku/kenmin.htm |title=奈良県民経済計算 (''Nara kenmin keizai keisan'' Nara Prefectural Economy) |access-date=2007-03-28 |date=April 9, 2002 |work=Nara Prefecture |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314160140/http://www.pref.nara.jp/pro/toukei/group/kikaku/kenmin.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=March 14, 2007 }} English page with much less details are available [http://www.pref.nara.jp/pro-e/toukei/index.html here] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210124142/http://www.pref.nara.jp/pro-e/toukei/index.html |date=February 10, 2007 }}.</ref>

* Tourism is treated by the prefectural government as one of the most important features of Nara, because of its natural environment and historical significance.
* Nara is famed for its [[persimmon|Kaki persimmon]]. [[Strawberry]] and tea are some other popular products of the prefecture, while rice and vegetables, including spinach, tomato, eggplants, and others are the dominant in terms of amount of production.
* Nara is a center for the production of instruments used in conducting traditional Japanese artforms.  Brush and ink (''sumi'') are the best known products from Nara for [[calligraphy]].  Wooden or bamboo instruments, especially from Takayama area (in Ikoma city) are famous products for [[Japanese tea ceremony|tea ceremony]].
* [[Goldfish]] from [[Yamatokōriyama]] in Nara have been a traditional aquacultural product since the 18th century.
* Due to its rich history, Nara is also the location of many archeological digs, with many famous ones being located in the [[Villages of Japan|village]] of [[Asuka, Nara|Asuka]].