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…
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Nara 2017: The Deer of Nara
Not far from both Osaka and Kyoto is the town of Nara, which used to be Japan’s capital before the capital was moved to Kyoto.…
Osaka 2017: Osaka Aquarium (海遊館)
One of the days I was in Osaka a typhoon swept through town delivering very heavy rain at several points. A wet day like that…
Osaka 2017: Osaka Castle (大阪城)
Before doing a day trip out to Nara I spent part of a morning at Osaka Castle. When the castle was first built in the…
Osaka 2017: Dotonbori and Takoyaki
On my first night in Osaka I walked down to the Dotonbori region of the city. Dotonbori is a very popular part of Osaka that’s…
Kyoto 2017: Arashiyama (嵐山)
Before leaving Kyoto I went out to Kyoto’s western region to visit the Arashiyama district. In this part of Kyoto the landscape changes from urban…
Kyoto 2017: Kiyiomizudera Temple (清水寺)
Because the attractions in Kyoto are pretty spread out over the city I had to use public transit a lot while I was there, but…
Kyoto 2017: Kinkakuji Temple (金閣寺)
To finish up my time in northern Kyoto I stopped by Kinkakuji Temple, aka the Golden Pavilion. Like Ginkakuji Temple in eastern Kyoto, Kinkakuji Temple…
Kyoto 2017: Ninnaji Temple (仁和寺)
I took a bus up to northern Kyoto to visit a few places, starting with Ninnaji Temple. The temple was founded in 888 but was…
Kyoto 2017: Tofukuji Temple (東福寺)
When I left Fushimi Inari Shrine I walked north to Tofukuji Temple. Founded in 1236, Tofukuji is a Zen temple and many of its buildings…
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