7 Faces in Todaiji Temple in Nara Keigetsu Watanabe Todaiji Temple in Nara prefecture has various impressive figures, not only the statue of the Great Buddha.
Illuminara Connie Ng Nara lights up for Illuminara. By night fall Kasuga Taisha is a luminous garden adorned by thousands specks of lights. From J...
Activities A Walk through Nara Park Stefanus Husin A large park in the eastern part of Nara City filled with deer
13 Katsuragi-Hitokotonushi Shrine Cathy Cawood Nara shrine of a Shinto god who only listens to one-word prayers. The shrine also has a 1200 year old sacred gingko tree.
16 Gango-ji in Summer Cathy Cawood Japan's oldest temple has beautiful roof tiles and a lovely summer garden. It seems less impressive than other Nara sites, bu...
16 Autumn at Yatadera Cathy Cawood Officially known as Kongosenji, Yatadera in Yamato Koriyama, Nara, is famous for its ojizo statues and for hydrangeas, but it...
Culture Nara National Museum Karen Zheng Perhaps it is the simplicity of layout and presentation at Nara National Museum that allows one to absorb new knowledge easil...
Culture Sealed Buddhist Statue of Horyu-ji Tomoko Kamishima Among the hundreds of statues in Horyu-ji Temple, the most mysterious statue there might be Guze (Kuse) Kannon.
12 Culture Horyu-ji Temple's Western Precinct Tomoko Kamishima Horyu-ji Temple's Sai-in (Western) Precinct was established by Prince Shotoku (574-622) for the purpose of training Buddhist ...
Culture A Visit to Horyuji Su Stori A visit to Horyuji Temple, Nara: Art, history, nature and lovely food around Japan.
