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Hasedera Temple Sakurai Nara prefecture
2023-4-28 I visited Hasedera Temple in Sakurai city Nara that is famous for peony flowers in this season. I've visited this place once almost 30 years ago, but the streets leading to the temple looked not changed much. Even though it was a weekday, there were many tourists. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro […]
Milk vetch flower fields around Asukadera Temple
2023-4-23 When I was a child, I used to lie down in the milk vetch fields on rice fields in my neighborhood. The milk vetch fields looked like a widely spread red-purple carpet, and were very comfortable. I wanted to see the milk vetch flower fields, so I visited Asuka village in Nara prefecture. However, […]
Cherry blossom season is now closing in Nara City
2023-4-7 The cherry blossoms along the Saho River Nara City had passed its peak last weekend, and fallen petals are covering the roads. Instead, a kind of cherry blossom called Yaezakura is in full bloom. It was raining today, so only few tourists came to see the cherry blossoms. I like a rainy day because […]
The thousand year cherry blossom tree at Butsuryuji Temple
2023-4-1 Yesterday, the owner of a souvenir shop at Tanzan Shrine told me that I must go Butsuryuji Temple in Uda City Nara if want to see cherry blossoms. I was curious about the story, and so visited the temple today. The reason for his recommendation seemed there is a large cherry blossom tree over […]
Tanzan Shrine in Sakurai City Nara
2023-3-31 As gotten warmer, I visited Tanzan Shrine in Tonomine, Sakurai City, Nara by motorcycle. Even though the shrine stands in the deep mountain forests, several couples of tourists were visiting from early morning. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom here also. Its website says that the current buildings were built in the 1600s […]
Cherry blossoms along the Saho River
2023-3-26 Along the Saho river in Nara city, there are places where cherry tree lines can be seen more than 1 km. In early April, cherry trees have full bloom and crowded with people who come to see them every year. This year, the flowers were in full earlier than usual in the end of […]
Iga Ueno Sweets Road
2022-11-16 I learned that there is a place called Sweets Road in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, then visited there. As I arrived too early in the morning, visited Iga Ueno Castle first. The castle is famous for its tall stone walls surrounded. Ducks were swimming in the moat of the castle. The maple leaves were […]
Inabuchi Terraced Rice Fields and Kashihara Insectarium
2022-11-11 I went to see the terraced rice fields in Inabuchi, Asuka, Nara prefecture before getting too cold. The rice harvest was done and could not see the shining rice plants, but it was the calm place to be able to feel very clean air. I dropped by the Kashihara city insectarium on the way […]
Todai-ji Nigatsu-do
2022-11-07 I went Nigatsu-do, one of the Buddha halls of Todai-ji temple in Nara city. I released the shutter on the interesting things that caught my eyes. map
Muro Ryuketsu Shrine
2022-10-28 Muro Ryuketsu Shrine is located about 1 km behind the famous Murouji Temple. Very many people would visit Murouji Temple, but I think only small number of people out of that temple visitors reach this shrine. Ryuketsu means dragon hole in Japanese. Dragon is the god of water. There is a dragon hole in […]