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Nara National Museum

Museums

游侠半仙

The Nara National Museum is divided into an old building and a new building. Photography is not allowed inside the museum, only the Vajra Hercules statue in the special exhibition can be photographed.
The Nara National Museum is located in a corner of Nara Park, adjacent to Todaiji Temple, Kofukuji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, etc.
In a relaxed and comfortable environment, you can feel the charm of Buddhist art and the rich historical and cultural essence behind it.

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Nara Park

Spring Outings

一直在路上的猫

Nara Park is actually quite big, and it is not long after walking from Nara Station, including natural landscapes such as Ruokao Mountain, and diverse terrain such as mountains, lakes and grasslands are considered parks. The vegetation is rich, there are pine, cherry, maple, plum and other trees, the scenery of the four seasons is different, the spring has cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, is one of the 100 cherry blossom resorts in Japan. In addition, there are more than 1,200 wild sika deer in the park, which are regarded as angels of God, docile and cute, and interact with tourists intimately, which is a major feature of the park. ◦ There are also Dongda Temple, Spring Day Dashe, February Hall, March Hall, Zhengcang Courtyard, etc. You can go and see. ◦ Climbing up Ruokao Mountain in the evening, the sunset is really beautiful. There are deer cakes sold all the way in the park, and the deer walking inside is thinner and actually needs to be fed. In addition, there are various accommodations and foods around the park, and tourists can taste the various foods of Nara.

Tōdai-ji

Historic buildings

Todaiji, a must-visit in Nara, 800 yen for the temple and 400 yen for the treasure hall. I personally feel that it is good to see the temple. It is one of the seven major temples in Nandu, Huayanzong, Japan&#39;s Buddhist temple, one of the seven major temples in Nandu, and was built for the prayer of Prince Prince of Sage Wu. It began with the establishment of the Jinzhongshan Temple in 728, and was upgraded to the Dawa Guojin Guangming Temple in 741, the predecessor of the Dongda Temple. &bull; Reconstruction process: at the end of the 12th century, it was destroyed in the war, and it began to rebuild in 1182. The source adopted the &quot;big Buddha-like&quot; architectural style of the Song Dynasty, and hired Song people Chen and Qing to participate in the work of casting Buddha statues. &bull; Overall layout: Located in the east of Nara, northwest of Chunrishan virgin forest, with the north and south central axis as the axial symmetrical layout, the central axis is in turn the south gate, the middle gate, the Jintang, the four surrounding corridors, the Galan with the Great Buddha Hall as the center, is the layout of the pagodas in the Tang Dynasty. &bull; Single building: The Big Buddha Hall is one of the largest existing wooden structures in the world. It uses the temple-style heavy roof, the eaves are large and cantilevered, and there are white filled walls of luminous wood structures. Nandaemun is the largest mountain gate in Japan, indoors do not need smallpox, beams and frames with short pillar cushions, beams and Ang Tsui have carved decorations. Main cultural relics &bull; Piluzhana Buddha statue: one of the world&#39;s largest bronze Buddha statues, like high 14.98 meters, the lotus petals around the platform are carved with the &quot;Lianhua Tibetan World&quot; wool sculpture, expressing the &quot;World of enlightenment&quot; in &quot;Huayan Sutra&quot;. &bull; No space for the view of the audio-visual video: Located in Fahuatang, completed for the balance of 19 years, three eyes and eight arms, the expression is dignified, symbolizing the ability of Guanyin-Sapudu to all beings. &bull; Moonlight Bodhisattva statue: In front of the left of the non-empty Guanyin image, hands are folded, wearing Tang clothes, cheeks and hands are soft and elastic, lifelike. Cultural significance &bull; Religious status: Todaiji is the Huayan Zong Daochang in Japan, which has the task of studying Buddhist teachings and cultivating monks, and has become the eight-zong and scholarly temple. The monk Jianzhen of the Tang Dynasty in China once set up an altar to teach. &bull; Art value: Dongda Temple&#39;s architecture, Buddha statues, paintings, calligraphy and other art works, which combine the local art styles of Tang Dynasty in China and Japan, are outstanding representatives of ancient Japanese art, and have important value for studying the development of ancient Japanese art. &bull; Historical value: Todaiji witnessed the historical changes since the Nara era in Japan, and is an important symbol of Japanese history and culture. It was listed as a monument of ancient Nara history by UNESCO in 1998. Note that there is a hole under a wooden pillar inside, and many people wait in line to drill, so you can try it.

Kasugataisha Shrine

A shrine in Nara Park was built in the year 710 and built or rebuilt in 768 to protect Pingchengjing and pray for the prosperity of the country. The builder was no less than Fujiwara, and was built for the patron saint of the Fujiwara family who was in power at the time. With the prosperity of Fujiwara, its status has gradually improved. Free outside, 700 yen for the temple, 500 yen for the treasure hall, 500 yen for the Wanye Botanical Garden. &bull; This temple building: It consists of four social halls, all of which are painted scarlet on the surface of the building, which is reflected in the green jungle of the spring mountain, and the corridors, lanterns and social halls constitute unique landscape paintings. &bull; Stone lanterns: There are 3,000 stone lanterns and chandeliers in the society, with simple shapes and many lanterns covered with mottled moss, showing traces of years. &bull; Shenyuan Plants: There are about 300 varieties of plants planted in the &quot;Spring Day Shenyuan&quot;, all recorded in the ancient song collection &quot;Wanye Collection&quot;. &bull; Sacred God: The gods in the community include Wu Yi, Jingjin Lord, Tianerwu Gen and Bissell. &bull; God makes the fawn: The legend that Wu Weng ordered the deer to ride the deer, the deer was used as the messenger of God, and there are many fawns in Nara Park, which has become one of the characteristics of the Spring Festival Society. &bull; Cultural Relic Collection: There are also 3,000 cultural relics including 520 national treasure-level cultural relics in the community. &bull; Important sacrifices: The shrine&#39;s regular sacrifice day is the spring sacrifice on March 13. In the early days of peace, the palace sacrifices were held here. At that time, the spring sacrifice and the sunflower sacrifice of Hemao Shrine, the Shiqingshui Yasukuni Temple, were listed as the &quot;three major sacrificial sacrifices&quot;.

Mount Wakakusa

Mountain climbing

&bull; Basic overview: Ruokao Mountain is located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan, between Todaji Temple and Chunri Daesha, with an altitude of 342 meters and an area of 330,000 square meters. From a distance, it is shaped like three overlapping hats, so it is also known as Mitsubishi Mountain. Tickets are 150 yen, and the park is closed before 17:00. If the weather is good, you must come to Ruocao Mountain to watch the sunset. It is really beautiful. Check the sunset time in advance, and go forward at about 17:00 to pat and climb up. It takes 40 minutes to climb to the top. One eye, two eye, three eye three. The south is better than the north. Remember to buy deer cakes and come in, but there is no sale inside. &bull; Natural landscape and ecology: Ruocao Mountain is a lawn mountain, the cherry blossoms in spring are in full bloom, and the new green grass is reflected; the maple leaves in autumn are like fire, dyeing the hillsides colorful. This is one of the habitats of Nara deer, as well as Japanese macaques, squirrels and a variety of birds. &bull; Mountaineering routes: mainly the Spring Raw Forest route and the Liusheng Street walk line, the former is suitable for walking, the latter is suitable for hiking adventure. It is also more convenient to go up the mountain from the &quot;North Exit of Ruocao Mountain Mountaineering Pass&quot; behind the Dongda Temple or the &quot;South Exit of Ruocao Mountaineering Pass&quot; behind the Spring Day News Agency. &bull; History and culture: There are ancient tombs in front and behind the rounded on the top of Ruocao Mountain. The sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the sage of the &bull; Ruocaoshan: Every year on the fourth Saturday in January, the &quot;Ruocaoshan&quot; event will be held. The origins are different. It is more credible that the territorial disputes between Dongda Temple and Xingfu Temple and Chunri Dashe, and the ritual of burning the mountain will gradually become a tradition. The burning ceremony began at about 6:30 pm, and the 33-hectare mountain was shrouded in flames, with spectacular scenes.

Toshodaiji

暝逝

The word Jianzhen Dongdu should be heard by many people, telling the story of Tang Dynasty monk Dongdu Japan spreading Buddhism and advanced Chinese culture. Tang Zhaoti Temple in Nara is the temple built by the Japanese for Jianzhen after the arrival of the temple, and there are many monuments and structures left in the past.

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