Category Archives: Nara

5th February: Nara to Hakone

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Travel day today.  I headed off for a museum in the morning, then decided I didn’t have enough time so turned back. I encountered this curious being in the centre of old Nara shopping zone.  Appears to be some kind … Continue reading →

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3rd February: Nara – Lantern Festival at Kasuga Taisha Shrine

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

I was able to time my visit to Nara to coincide with the Setsubun Mantoro Festival, where all 3,000 lanterns at the Kasuga Taisha Shrine are lit.  This happens twice a year only. I arrived at the Kasuga Taisha Shrine … Continue reading →

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3rd February: Nara – Horyu-ji

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

I traveled first by train and then on foot to visit Horyu-ji, south-west of Nara, which contains some of the oldest surviving wooden structures in the world.  It is also a very early icon for Japanese Buddhism. Still in Nara, … Continue reading →

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2nd February: Nara – Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

This was my first morning in Nara, staying at the very welcoming Sakuraya Guesthouse, in the old quarter of town.  Nara was the first capital of Japan, before Kyoto, for nearly 100 years. I couldn’t resist photographing this vehicle near … Continue reading →

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Itinerary of Journey to Japan

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

I traveled in Japan for just over a month, in January and February 2012.  I am now processing all  images and slowly posting. Brief Itinerary From Canberra to Japan (25th to 30th January) Kyoto (27th to 30th January) Kanazawa (30th January … Continue reading →

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