Nara

Nara was the capital of Japan even before Kyoto, and contains spectacular sights such as the 16-metre Buddha of Todai-ji.

	The Tokon-do and the five-storey pagoda. The hall, Tokon-do, is full of fascinating statues, but photography, alas, is forbidden.
	Nara is famous for its deer, but you wouldn't like them when they're angry!
	A lion-dog at a temple entrance
	The south gate, Nandai-mon, ofTodai-ji
	The main temple building at Todai-ji, the Daibutsu-den
	The 16-metre Buddha
	Other statuary in the Daibutsu-den
	Other statuary in the Daibutsu-den
	Image of Binzuru outside the Daibutsu-den
	Nigatsu-do, on the eastern hills
	School party at Nigatsu-do
	Nigatsu-do
	View from Wakakusa-yama
	Hill paths in eastern Nara
	Kasuga Taisha, with its orange lacquer and many lanterns
	Kasuga Taisha
	Woodland torii gate
	Sake barrels
	Woodland shrines
	One of the Twelve Heavenly Generals in Shin-yakushi-ji
	Another Heavenly General

 

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