nara (june 2007)
we visited Nara on a daytrip from Kyoto
the kofukuji temple, with its five story pagoda, is a world heritage site
check the cartoon version
Nara is famous for the "semi-wild" or "tame" deer that roam about the park (the guidebook says there are 1000s).
they were originally regarded as divine messengers of one of the shinto gods and now are a tourist attraction.
the deer were not wary of humans (in part because we feed them deer biscuits sold by local vendors).
one result is you see fantastic deer cleaning tricks
in june, Nara also has lots of school kids
including some who pestered, and petted, the deer
ignoring the angry deer warnings
the juxtaposition was interesting
the todaiji temple, "the largest wooden building in the world," is another world heritage site
it houses a huge buddha
and a model of the temple which shows how it looks on the two days each year when they open the top windows to reveal the buddha
inside they had this politely worded sign
Pindola sits outfront
the explanation is interesting
kasuga taisha shrine, yet another world heritage site, is famous for its lanterns
there is a 1000 year old japanese cedar tree in the courtyard of the shrine
with a chinese juniper tree growing out of its roots and through the roof of one of the buildings
i love that they commemorate this with a sign rather than cutting it down
nearby, i found this torii
and this sign and tree
vendors sold cutsie deer products all over the site
and deer were featured in ads
and on stone lanterns
the kofukuji temple, with its five story pagoda, is a world heritage site
check the cartoon version
Nara is famous for the "semi-wild" or "tame" deer that roam about the park (the guidebook says there are 1000s).
they were originally regarded as divine messengers of one of the shinto gods and now are a tourist attraction.
the deer were not wary of humans (in part because we feed them deer biscuits sold by local vendors).
one result is you see fantastic deer cleaning tricks
in june, Nara also has lots of school kids
including some who pestered, and petted, the deer
ignoring the angry deer warnings
the juxtaposition was interesting
the todaiji temple, "the largest wooden building in the world," is another world heritage site
it houses a huge buddha
and a model of the temple which shows how it looks on the two days each year when they open the top windows to reveal the buddha
inside they had this politely worded sign
Pindola sits outfront
the explanation is interesting
kasuga taisha shrine, yet another world heritage site, is famous for its lanterns
there is a 1000 year old japanese cedar tree in the courtyard of the shrine
with a chinese juniper tree growing out of its roots and through the roof of one of the buildings
i love that they commemorate this with a sign rather than cutting it down
nearby, i found this torii
and this sign and tree
vendors sold cutsie deer products all over the site
and deer were featured in ads
and on stone lanterns
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