Historical Dragon Ball Temple Okadera Bryan Baier The Dragon Ball Temple Okadera, home of the Wish Granting Nyoirin Buddha
Temples & Shrines Gangoji Temple Paul Hackshaw Gangoji Temple is a World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara. Gangoji Temple was established in 588 as part..
Culture Machiya Houses in Imai-Cho Alena Eckelmann White plastered walls, tiled roofs and dark-wood latticed windows, these were the trademarks of the merchant houses in wealthy..
15 Gardens & Parks Peony Gardens in Hase-dera, Nara Tomoko Kamishima Peony Gardens in Hase-dera, Nara: I enjoyed each of the Nobori-ro Corridors 399 steps that invited me up, up, up into the holy precincts...
7 Temples & Shrines Todaiji Temple Light Up, Nara Manish Prabhune In Nara, the annual Tokae Festival gives you the rare chance to see a night-time illumination at Todaiji temple.
Culture Tenri-kyo Church Main Sanctuary Jim Swan The religion of Tenri-kyo was founded in the mid-19th century. Though sometimes considered an offshoot of Buddhism," it embraces..
Culture Hozanji Temple in Nara's Ikoma City Bryan Baier Hozanji Temple on the slopes of Mt. Ikoma in Nara is unsullied by heavy tourist traffic and fully of great contrast in terms of..
Culture Kashihara Jingu Shrine Alena Eckelmann Kashihara Jingu, a large shrine surrounded by lush forest, enshrines Emperor Jimmu, the legendary first imperial ruler of Japan,..