The Urbanist

Tall Stories 512: The strange transformation of Nara Juvenile Prison

June 8, 2026·5 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Gendel Gento takes us to the last surviving example of Japan’s “Five Great Prisons” built during the Meiji era, which has recently undergone a transformation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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