Nandaimon entrance to Hōryū-ji |
Entering the main precinct of Hōryū-ji |
Monk gesturing towards the main hall |
Ablution font near Hōryū-ji's Chū-mon |
Guardian with the Chū-mon |
Five-storied pagoda beside the Kon-dō, Hōryū-ji |
Pagoda detail, Hōryū-ji |
Copper lantern with Chū-mon beyond |
Path to the Tōin-garan (East Precinct) of Hōryū-ji |
Yumedono in the Tōin-garan |
Daikō-dō at Yakushi-ji |
Detail of the west pagoda at Yakushi-ji |
Kon-dō at Yakushi-ji |
Copper lantern and Kon-dō |
West pagoda |
Rural surrounds of Yakushi-ji |
Genjōsanzō-garan at Yakushi-ji |
Kon-dō (Golden Hall) of Tōshōdai-ji |
Kō-dō behind the Golden Hall, Tōshōdai-ji |
Moss garden within the Tōshōdai-ji complex |
Roof detail with ornamental bell on the Kon-dō |
Tōdai-ji |
Daibutsu-den |
Niō guardian in Nandai-mon's right alcove |
Deer by a shika-sembei vendor |
Sniffing deer in Nara-kōen |
Nanen-dō Hall |
Nara's heritage train station |
Old bank on Sanjō-dōri |
Pavilion and stone pagoda on Sarusawa-ike |
Three-tiered pagoda of Kōfuku-ji |
Jizō statues, Kōfuku-ji |
Stone lantern at Nanen-dō with Kōfuku-ji pagoda |
Nanen-dō viewed through the trees |
Stretch of grass with distant Kōfuku-ji pavilion |
Kanen-dō and surrounding buildings |
Five-tiered pagoda at Kōfuku-ji |
Couple feeding a deer in Nara-kōen |
Brutalist post-war Nara Prefecture Government Office |
Foreign tourist feeding a large stag |
Girl with parasol feeding the pushy stag |
Shika sembei vendor and stag |
Taunt the pack of deer |
Nara National Museum |
Modern eastern gallery of Nara National Museum |
Tourists and deer herd on Ukigumo-enchi |
The long approach to Tōdai-ji |
Deer by a kakigōri (shaved ice) stand |
Nandai-mon (Tōdai-ji's Great South Gate) |
Niō guardian in the left flank of Nandai-mon |
Tourists packing the path to Tōdai-ji |
Doe on the path to Tōdai-ji |
Tōdai-ji viewed from across the nearby pond |
Inner gate of Tōdai-ji leading to the Daibutsu-den |
Daibutsu-den viewed from the inner gate |
Tōdai-ji's immense Daibutsu-den |
Lighting incense before the Daibutsu-den |
Main path to the Daibutsu-den |
Daibutsu inside the hall |
Golden Kokuuzo-bosatsu image |
Crawling through the Hana-no-ana |
Daibutsu-den seen from the southeast corner |
Nigatsu-dō |
Skyline of Nara with Daibutsu-den |
Surrounds of Nigatsu-dō |
Assorted lanterns at Nigatsu-dō |
Deer grazing on the slope of Wakakusa-yama |
Timid deer near the gate of the mountain park |
Approach to Kasuga Taisha |
Line of stone lanterns outside Kasuga Taisha |
Row of copper lanterns, Kasuga Taisha |
Copper lantern up close, Kasuga Taisha |
Stone lanterns outside Kasuga Taisha |
Array of various stone lanterns |
Stone lantern detail |
Lantern-lined path leading to the shrine |
Heart-shaped omikuji at Kasuga Wakamiya-jinja |
Shin Yakushi-ji |
Frog kami with offering box |
Japanese maple leaves against a vermilion pillar |
Stone lantern and main hall of Shin Yakushi-ji |
Ornate woodworking at Shin Yakushi-ji |
Main gate, Shin Yakushi-ji |
Ema (votive plaques) hung outside Shin Yakushi-ji |