The total area including the grounds of nearby Kofuku-ji Temple, Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga-taisha Shrine, Nara National Museum, and so on, reaches around 660 hectares (about 4 kilometers east and west and about 2 kilometers north and south).
周辺の興福寺、東大寺、春日大社、奈良国立博物館、なども含めると総面積はおよそ660ha（東西約4km、南北約2km）に及ぶ。