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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
Nara which used to be the first permanent capital of Japan was established in 710 (then called Heijo). Nara is about an hour from Kyoto and Osaka and easily accessible..
2. Nara Park
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
Nara Park is one of my favorite places in Japan. It's inhabited by deer that are so used to the humans that they only reason they run away from a person is because..
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
Scenic park with hundreds of gentle grazing deer and also the home of a shrine where a 50 ft Buddha statue is housed. This was one of the first places I went in Japan..
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
So much history in this beautiful city...
6. Big Buddha
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
I hope this was that Budhst monastery's name ---- no other choice to pick
7. Tōdai-Ji
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
Beautiful, huge temple, within is the "daibutsu", which is 16.2 metre high bronze figure of buddha!
A must-see for travellers!
A must-see for travellers!
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
Lanterns, lanterns and more lanterns. It is 500 yen to enter but most of the temple can be seen from outside with as a result that it is rather quiet inside. Some..
9. Daibutsu
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
In Japanese "Daibutsu" literally means "Large Buddah" and large it is. This statue of Buddah is over 15 meters high and is housed in the world's largest wooden..
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
Daibutsu-den Hall (Hall of the Great Buddah) is the largest wooden building in the world. After being rebuilt in 1709 it now stands at only 2/3 its original size. It is..
