Nara - 2006


	Nara (2006)

Photos per year (number): 2006 (55)


Entrance gate to Horyu-ji temple	Detail of a roof figure lion	Beauty of the site	A group of tourists gets a big picture taken	Entering the centre of Horyu-ji	Horyu-ji pagoda	Altar	Main shrine	Beautiful and massive wooden structure	The ancient bronze buddhas

Gold-covered Buddha	What a tourist!	Sun and wind brushing the temple building	Beautiful details on the roof	A tortuous old tree	Purifying water	Suddenly snow, in the Horyu-ji treasures museum	Lovely snow flakes at Horyu-ji	A simple side building at Horyu-ji	Snow storm at Horyu-ji!

The scene changes completely with the snow	Picturesque and timeless snow on Horyu-ji	Feeding the cheeky deer near Todai-ji	Curiosity meets fright	Those deer are hungry for more from the tourists	Here come the deer!	Deer food for sale	Feeding the deer in Nara	Welcome to Todai-ji	Cheeky deer of Todai-ji up close

Massive entrance to Todai-ji	Impressive wooden entrance	Splendid Todai-ji temple at sunset	How splendid is Todai-ji?	The biggest bronze Buddha in Japan at Todai-ji	Peace of the Buddha	Another bright bronze Buddha	Fearsome wooden warrior	The hole that brings luck to those who pass through it	Working my way inside the hole in the pillar

Making my way through the lucky hole	Squeezing my way out	Large butterfly on a decorative bronze vase	Peaceful sunset colours in the empty Todai-ji	Detail of Todai-ji's monumental facade	Quietness of Todai-ji	A few deer remain as the night falls	Simple light of Todai-ji's gate	An old wooden house	Koy carps

Charm of Japanese wooden houses	A simple pagoda in Nara	Shrine in Nara	Each shrine is unique	Having dinner