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Todai-ji Temple | Tegai-mon Gate |Located in the northwest of the Todai-ji Temple precincts and to the west of the Shosoin Repository, Tegai-mon is…
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Todai-ji is a temple complex that has huge precincts, around which many temples and historic sites are scattered. It has more than a 1200-year hist…
Todai-ji Temple | Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) |Although the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) was designed to house the world-famous Great Budd…
What you must see : Beautiful vermilion-colored buildings in a quiet sacred forest. Bronze lanterns each featuring the name of a different donor.Wa…
Kofuku-ji Temple was built in 710 in the east end of Heijyo-kyo Capital area as a tutelary temple of the Fujiwara clan. The temple celebrated its 1…
Todai-ji Temple | Great South Gate (Nandai-mon) |When you enter the precincts of Todai-ji Temple from the south, you will soon notice a huge gate i…
Todai-ji Temple | Todai-ji Museum |Two huge hands welcome you in front of the museum building. These are full-size replicas of the hands of the fam…
A large open area of 660 hectares with free-roaming deer. The park is connecting Kofuku-ji Temple, Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Grand Shrine(Kasuga T…
Shin Yakushi-ji Temple might be less well-known among international tourists but is a must-visit temple for those who are fascinated by the beauty …
Access: From Kintetsu Nara Station, go through Exit 5 and find bus stop No. 1 (pinned on the map below).2. Take the Nara City Loop Line bus (Clock…
1. Kintetsu Nara Station bus stop to Wariishicho bus stop. About 7 min ride.2. Wariishicho bus stop, walk up the residential area, turn right and l…
Todai-ji Temple | Nigatsu-do Hall | Nigatsu-do Hall, the literal translation of which is the Hall of February, is located in the east hillside area…
