Nara Park
 
Nara Park and well door
The park is home to hundreds of freely roaming deer. Considered in Shinto
to be messengers of the gods,
Nearly 1200 deer in Nara has become a symbol of the city. Nara's deer is
surprisingly domesticated,
although they can be aggressive if they think you will feed them. Deer
crackers are for sale on the street
around the park, and some deer learned to bow to travelers to ask to be
fed.
  
Nara Park and tame deer
  
Nara Park and tame deer
 
Deer crackers are for sale on the street. A signboard is written in Japanese
and Chinese.
  
Today, visitors can purchase deer-crackers to feed the deer in the park.
 
A deer wanders in looking for food. 秋、発情期の角鹿に注意
Nara Park is a public park located in the city of Nara at the foot of Mount
Wakakusa, established in 1300s
and one of the oldest parks in Japan. Over 1,200 wild deer freely roaming
around in the park are classified
as natural treasure. While the official size of the park is about 502 hectares,
the area, including the grounds
of Todaiji, Kofukuji, and Kasuga-taisha Shrine, which are either on the
edge or surrounded by Nara Park.
The park is home to the Nara National Museum and Todaiji, where the largest
wooden building in the world houses
a 15-metre tall statue of Buddha. According to local folklore, deer from
this area were considered sacred due
to a visit from Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto, one of the four Gods of Kasuga
Shrine.
The deer was considered divine and sacred by both Kasuga Shrine and Kofukuji.
Killing one of these deer was
a capital offense punishable by death up until 1637, the last recorded
date of a breach of that law.
 横断歩道をお辞儀して渡る利口な鹿と 車を徐行し止める人
https://x.com/Gabriele_Corno/status/1677577243218911232
 Nara Park
奈良国立博物館
 
(L) Original building of Nara National Museum (R) New Nara National Museam
The Nara National Museum is located in Nara, which was the capital of Japan
from 710 to 784, Katayama Tokuma (1854 - 1917)
designed the original building, which is a representative Western-style
building during the Meiji period and has been designated
an Important Cultural Property in Japan.
    
千手観音像 12世紀 安東円恵像 1380年 山水図（水色巒光図) 刺繍釈迦如来説法図 大仏頂曼荼羅図
12世紀
  
一字金輪曼荼羅 如意輪観音像 14世紀 辟邪絵のうち天刑星
    
虚空蔵菩薩像 14世紀 普賢菩薩像 12世紀 地蔵菩薩像 13世紀 十一面観音像 五大明王像 13 -14世紀
地獄草紙のうち鉄磑所
地獄草紙のうち鶏地獄
Todaiji Temple complex that is viewed from Nara Park.
Kofukuji Temple 興福寺
Kofuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful seven
Great Temples, in the city of Nara.
The temple is the national headquarters of the Hosso school. The Central
Golden Hall, the main temple hall
was destroyed by fire roughly 300 years ago and was not rebuilt in its
original size until recently.
After many years of reconstruction, the hall was reopened to the public
in October 2018.
The temple is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
興福寺は、奈良市登大路町にある、南都六宗の一つ、法相宗の大本山の寺院である。南都七大寺の一つに数えられる。
藤原氏の氏寺であり、古代から中世にかけて強大な勢力を誇った。
南円堂は西国三十三所第9番札所である。興福寺は世界遺産に登録されている。
 
Kofukuji Temple in Nara
Five-storied pagoda in spring time in full blossom
  
(L) Kofukuji Temple and Higasgi-Kondo ( East Golden Hall) (R) A statue of Unkei at Kofukuji, Nara
 
(L) Kofukuji temple is one of the eight Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
(R) 興福寺落慶 October 2018 : Picture source、Asahi. Com
  
(L) Nanendo is the No.9 of Saigoku 33 Pilgrimage. (M) A lot of tachibana
ar attached to the trees at Nanendo.
(R) Goshuin: akusejo
Sarusawa Pond
Railway station, hotels and eating places in Nara
 
Nara Hotel
 
(L) Shubi (R) The main entrance to Nara Hotel
Shubi means a decorative (kawara) tile in the shape of a fish tail to put
on the left and right of the large roof.
  
(L) A general view with a flag pole (M) A cherry blossom tea (R) A tub
bath with a TV terminal: These three pictures are taken in Noborioji Hotel
Nara.
Noboriouji Hotel Nara
  
(L) Kakinoha-zushi refers to sushi wrapped in a persimmon leaf, and is
one of the local Japanese dishes in Nara, Wakayama and Ishikawa.
(R) Kakinoha-zushi Bento
Sarusawa Pond
Railway Trip from Tokyo, via Kyoto and to Nara
  
(L) Tokyo Terminal (R) About three hour and 15 minutes, a speed-train is
going to arrive at Kyoto station.
  
(L) A souvenir shop in the Kyoto station (R) A rapid train for Nara is
going to depart.
  
The track line to Nara is separated from that of Tokaido main line, and
runs to the south.
  
The track crossed the iron bridge, and soon after that, it transfers form
the ground level to the elevated level of Nara station.
 
JR Nara station
 
(L) JR Nara station (R) Kintestu Nara station ( underground )
Private railway, Kintestu: The smoking room in the train adversely affects
the health of the passengers.
Shrine and temples in Nara
 Kasuga-taisha 春日大社 Todaij, Nigatsudo 東大寺 Horyuji, Toshodaij 法隆寺 Nara Park 奈良公園
Osaka
Osaka, Shitennouji, Dotonbori, Railways in Osaka 大阪 Tennoji Zoo 天王寺動物園
 Kintetsu-express trains have a smoking booth in the vehicles.
Smoke-free hotels in Japan
Smoke-free hotels in Tokyo
Smoke-free hotels in Kyoto and Nara
Domestic travel in Japan
Stress-free travel in Tokyo Metropolitan and Kyoto area
Travel sketch in Japan and the world in respect to smoking regulations
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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on the on-the-spot investigation.
 奈良公園
 執筆 医学博士 宮本順伯
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The photographs are taken and the article was written in April 2018,
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