- Deer inhabiting Nara Park are nationally designated natural monuments, protected for over a thousand years as messengers of the gods.
- The prefecture concentrates 3 World Heritage sites with 9 assets, boasting the nation's top number of National Treasure buildings.
- Shosoin is called the treasure house at the eastern end of the Silk Road, preserving 8th-century treasures through climate-adaptive structure.
- The Nara Basin represents only 14% of the prefecture's habitable area but concentrates about 90% of the population.
- The prefectural song 'Nara Prefectural Song' was born from public recruitment and established during the 1955 National Sports Festival.
- Goldfish is included among prefectural fish because Yamato-Koriyama City is one of Japan's leading goldfish breeding centers.
- All railway lines in the prefecture are electrified, making it rare among prefectures with no regular diesel train services.
- Nara ink sticks and Takayama tea whisks hold over 90% domestic market share as major traditional craft production areas.
- The strawberry variety 'Asuka Ruby' is a brand strawberry cultivated in Nara Prefecture.
- Wakakusayama Mountain burning originated from fire prevention and pest control, held annually on the fourth Saturday of January.
- Japan's last Japanese wolf was captured in Higashi-Yoshino Village in 1905.
- Despite having one of Japan's fewest hotel rooms, Nara Prefecture welcomes over 40 million visitors annually.
- The culture of deer 'bowing' to properly receive senbei crackers is a popular action among tourists.
- The prefecture ranks top nationally in out-of-prefecture commuting rates, with nearly half of Ikoma City residents commuting to Osaka.
- The prefectural office rooftop garden is freely open, offering a photo spot overlooking Wakakusayama and Kofuku-ji Five-Story Pagoda.