Travel Blog Photos from Nara (2,758)
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With one day left on my pass I spent the day in Nara, Japan's first capital, even if it's fame was short lived to be replaced soon after by Kyoto. There is no Shinkansen line to Nara so it was back on the regular trains again which really did feel slow ...
Nara is one of the loveliest cities we've seen on our travels. Once the imperial capital of Japan, Nara is nowadays a compact quiet and quaint town. A large park covers almost a quarter of the city, and within it one can visit a series of temples and ...
... wooden structure in the world and has been reconstructed at 2/3 of the original size. It also houses the largest Buddha statue in Japan and is truly amazing to actually see and is very beautiful. We spent a bit of time looking inside the temple before ...
... a full four days away from the rat race here, visiting the ancient capital of Kyoto, the even more ancient capital of Nara, and Osaka, Japan's second city. I'm glad to say the trip was well worth the pain of working extra days before and since, and I will ...
Nara, Nara, Kinki, Japan

Nara, Nara, Kinki, Japan

Near the Kintetsu Nara Station, Nara, Nara, Kinki, Japan

74 Mima-cho, Nara, Nara, Kinki, Japan

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Japan Starter Kit
Posted on Nov 7, 2009, 09:24:35
... here is extremely low). Regions While its countrymen are convinced of its smallness, the mountainous archipelago of Japan stretches quite a sizeable length. The resulting differences in terrain and climate have led to the development of fairly ...
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Japan's enchanted beauty.
Posted on Aug 7, 2008, 11:20:22
... Siripatana, Nice pics : ) The temple in your pic is called Kinkakouji and is one of the most famous temples in Japan. When I visited Kyoto the weather was similar to your picture and it was sooo peaceful - absolutely beautiful. Great! Uktokyoite ...
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Japan's enchanted beauty.
Posted on Aug 7, 2008, 06:22:16
... with the deer! Hi Siripatana, Nice pics : ) The temple in your pic is called Kinkakouji and is one of the most famous temples in Japan. When I visited Kyoto the weather was similar to your picture and it was sooo peaceful - absolutely beautiful.
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Japan's enchanted beauty.
Posted on Aug 7, 2008, 03:43:34
I fell in love with Japan the moment I first landed there almost 25 years ago. When I visited Nara, I remember that there were a lot of deers around a temple. Last year I visited Kyoto-Nara again and was still enchanted by the deers , the temple and ...
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