Nara 2019: Kasuga Taisha (春日大社)
My last major bit of sightseeing in Nara was at Kasuga Taisha, the city’s most important Shinto shrine. The road up to Kasuga Taisha passes…
Nara 2019: The deer of Nara
In addition to its famous temples, Nara is home of hundreds of deer that freely roam around the town. Most of these deer are concentrated…
Nara 2019: A brief escape from the crowds
Nara is a very popular tourist destination and gets pretty crowded during the day, but there are a few quieter spots where you can find…
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Nara 2019: Nigatsudo Hall
Just a couple minutes east of Todaiji Temple’s Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall) are the stairs leading up to Nigatsudo Hall. This part of Todaiji was…
Nara 2019: Excavation Site
Nearby Todaiji Temple I came across an archeological excavation site. While many of Nara’s historic treasures have survived to this day, some were invariably destroyed…
Nara 2019: Todaiji Temple (東大寺)
Up in the northern part of Nara Park is the city’s largest and most popular tourist attraction, Todaiji Temple. The main approach to Todaiji is…
Nara 2019: Kofukuji Temple (興福寺)
My sightseeing in Nara began at Kofukuji Temple. In 2017 this Buddhist temple was the final spot I visited on my way back to Nara…
Nara 2019: Arrival in Nara
My second big day trip from Osaka took me east to the town of Nara. From around 710 to 784 Nara was the capital of…
Japan-Korea 2019: Here comes Kansai!
With my time on Shikoku over I was back again on Honshu and the next part of my journey would bring me to the region…
Nara 2017: Todaiji Temple (東大寺)
In the northern part of Nara Park is Todaiji Temple, which was originally built in 752 to be the head of all provincial Buddhist temples…
