This post concludes my visit to the lovely city of Nara – the ancient capital city of Japan, an hour south from Kyoto and east to Osaka. Temples, shrines, huge seated Buddhas, museums, Japanese gardens, and most importantly – deer,
The temples and shrines of Nara Park
Wrapping up my trip to Osaka-Kyoto, I spent a day touring the ancient city of Nara. Although smaller than Kyoto and with supposedly similar temple atmosphere, Nara has a lot to offer that is different from Kyoto. Most of what
Isuien & Yoshikien Japanese Gardens : Nara Park
Apart from world-class temples and imperial mansions, the wonderful deer-infested Nara Park in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara has a number of wonderful little Japanese gardens. While I was visiting the Japanese tourist bureau was trying to promote those
Todaiji Temple : Nara Park – Japan
There’s lots to see in Nara and the Nara Park, aside from deer. The park is filled with grand historical temples, and Todaiji Temple is the most famous of them all mainly for its gigantic indoors Buddha statue. Though I
Deer of the Ancient Capital : Nara Park – Japan
After a few days in Kyoto roaming around you’re bound to experience some major temple fatigue. Unless you’re a tourist well versed in the subtleties of Zen, Buddhism and Daoism at some point they’ll all get blurred into a mish-mash
