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Rest station. This place had cooling vapors as well. 53 views
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Sento-kun first made various poses for picture-taking by the audience. 53 views
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Where to get a tour guide for foreigners. The guided tour is free if you show a foreign passport.53 views
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Daigokuden Hall as seen from Suzaku Gate.53 views
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The compartment toward the front was the envoy's quarters.53 views
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Mast53 views
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At the Hands-on Learning Center, kids can try their hand at archeological digging in this sand box. They don't get to keep what they find. Reservations required.53 views
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Cooling mists at Hands-on Learning Center.53 views
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This area is still being excavated so it's off limits.53 views
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Gigaku performer.53 views
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Gigaku performers performed during Buddhist ceremonies. Although it got quite popular, it eventually died out.53 views
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Sacred music53 views
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A lot of people sat.53 views
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Paintings on the ceiling.52 views
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Bus terminal at the Entrance Plaza. The free shuttle buses can take you to both JR and Kintetsu Nara Station.52 views
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Gate to the Office of the Imperial Household.52 views
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Office of the Imperial Household, a government agency looking after the Imperial family.52 views
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About the Office of the Imperial Household.51 views
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Pottery workshop51 views
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That's why they have a tram. ハートフルトラム51 views
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The plaza in front of the Former Imperial Audience Hall is quite large.50 views
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They also open the gate doors every morning. The ceremony might be cancelled if it rains.49 views
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Heading for the stage.47 views
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This is the front of Suzaku Gate. Later they will go through the doors to the other side and close the doors. 朱雀門広場46 views
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The close the gate doors.46 views
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine is next to Nara Deer Park not far from Todaiji temple. Major attraction in Nara and one Japan's most famous Shinto shrines.46 views
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JR Nara Station46 views
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Because of this parade, I didn't have time to see everything at this site. Maybe next time, in which I case I shall update this page with more photos.45 views
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Long row of stone lanterns leading to the shrine is another hallmark of Kasuga Taisha Shrine.45 views
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Todaiji Temple, Nara45 views
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Former JR Nara Station is used as a tourist facility.45 views
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Women Buddhist priests.44 views
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Inside former Nara Station.44 views
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Sento-kun mascot44 views
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On stage, the Buddhist and Shinto priests held a prayer for peace. I didn't stick around for this.43 views
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Lots of empty chairs went to waste.43 views
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine worships four deities. People can come to pray here for almost anything. 43 views
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The Great Buddha in Nara.43 views
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Scale model of the old Todaiji Temple.43 views
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Free concert was held near the shrine's entrance when we went.42 views
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Deer is a trademark of Kasuga Taisha Shrine.40 views
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Minami-mon South Gate of Kasuga Taisha Shrine.40 views
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Deer is the sacred messenger of the shrine's gods.40 views
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