Nara

Japan 2013

TokyoTakayamaKanazawaKyotoHiroshima

18th - 19th September 2013

  JR Nara station signs
JR Nara station signs		 Women-only carriage, JR Nara station
Women-only carriage, JR Nara station		  
Sidestreet near Hotel Sunroute, Nara
Sidestreet near Hotel Sunroute		 Five-storey pagoda and Surusawa-ike pond, Nara
Five-storey pagoda and Surusawa-ike pond		 Terrapins on log in Surusawa-ike pond, Nara
Terrapins on log in Surusawa-ike pond		 Terrapins on log in Surusawa-ike pond, Nara
       

Nara-koen (Nara Deer Park)

Deer near Nara National Museum
Deer near Nara National Museum Deer near Nara National Museum Deer near Nara National Museum  
       

Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex
Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex Deer near the Nandai-mon Gate
Deer near the Nandai-mon Gate		 Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex
Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex Guardian within the Nandai-mon Gate
Guardian within the Nandai-mon Gate
  Nandai-mon Gate, Todai-ji Temple complex    
       

Daibutsi-den, the Great Buddha Hall
Entrance to the Todai-ji temple enclosure
Entrance to the Todai-ji temple enclosure		 Todai-ji temple enclosure
Todai-ji temple enclosure		 Daibutsi-den, the Great Buddha Hall
Daibutsi-den, the Great Buddha Hall		 Daibutsi-den, the Great Buddha Hall
Daibutsi-den, the Great Buddha Hall Daibutsi-den, the Great Buddha Hall Lantern outside the Daibutsi-den
Lantern outside the Daibutsi-den		 Daibutsi-den, the Great Buddha Hall
Daibutsi (The Great Buddha) in the Daibutsi-den
Daibutsi (The Great Buddha) in the Daibutsi-den		 Daibutsi (The Great Buddha) in the Daibutsi-den Daibutsi (The Great Buddha) in the Daibutsi-den Daibutsi (The Great Buddha) in the Daibutsi-den
Companion of the Great Buddha in the Daibutsi-den
Companion of the Great Buddha in the Daibutsi-den		 Companion of the Great Buddha in the Daibutsi-den Komukuten, one of the pair of guardians of the Great Buddha
Komukuten, one of the pair of guardians of the Great Buddha		 Komukuten, one of the pair of guardians of the Great Buddha
Supporting pillar and beams in the all-wooden Daibutsi-den
Supporting pillar and beams in the all-wooden Daibutsi-den		 Daibutsi (The Great Buddha) in the Daibutsi-den
Daibutsi		 Other companion of the Great Buddha in the Daibutsi-den
Other companion of the Great Buddha		 Flowers sculpture in the Daibutsi-den
Flowers sculpture in the Daibutsi-den
       
  School party and other visitors and deer outside the Todai-ji temple enclosure
School party and other visitors and deer outside the Todai-ji temple enclosure		 Todai-ji sorin
Todai-ji sorin		  
Nigatsu-do hall
Nigatsu-do hall		 Outbuilding by Nigatsu-do hall
Outbuilding by Nigatsu-do hall		 View of Nara from Nigatsu-do hall terrace
View of Nara from Nigatsu-do hall terrace		 Nigatsu-do hall terrace
Nigatsu-do hall terrace
  Lanterns near Kasuga Taisha
Lanterns near Kasuga Taisha