After visiting Shin Yakushiji temple, I ran across the Kasugano field to Nara park’s Nara National Museum where they held the exhibition of “Taimadera temple” that is one of my favorite temples in Nara. In this exhibition, I was able to watch the the Woven Taima Mandara that depicts the magnificence of the Pure Land paradise. It is the legend of Princess Chūjō-hime, a young noblewoman of the Nara period whose piety was responsible for the creation of the mandara. This ledgend made Noh play’s “Taema”, Jyoruri’s “Taima Chujyohime”, kabuki’s “Chujyohime Taima Engi” and so on. I love Shinobu Orikuchi’s novel “Shisyano Sho” (The Book of the Dead) that is very ancient romantic and fantastic story.
After that, I went to the Todaiji temple. In Nara park, there are Todaiji temple, Kasuga shrine and Nara National Museum and so on. Addition that, there are many deers everywhere. Nara park’s deers are Natural Monuments, and they have been protecting for the sacred and divine wild animal of Kasuga shrine of Nara.
Cute deer!
Naoya Shiga’s residence near Shin Yakushiji temple. He was a novelist in Japan (1883-1971).
Kasugano field
Ukimido in Nara park
When I looked up, there were three deers on the slope.
He is eating, eating and eating.
Deer’s hair fall off in spring.
There are many deer at Nara park.
flag of ice cream and deer
They are so tame that they come near the shop.
I ran to the Nara National Museum for watch the exhibiton of Taimadera temple. They exhibit the National Treasure “Taimadera Mandala” in about thirty years.
Taimadera temple is very famous for the legend of princess Chujyo.
There are many deers near Nara National Museum.
There are some shops that sell deer’s food near the Todaiji temple. This deer nags food.
Hi Myau! Yes… I like Nara, too, thanok you so much and… keep showing us these beautiful Temples! 🙂
Thank you for yor comment! Nara and Kyoto are very old town in Japan, so it is fun for me to walk around and watch some traditional temple, shrine and so on.