Nara town map
Thursday 2024-03-14, day 14
Ōsaka markets, visit to Nara
Insect sculpture on Ikeda building
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Approach to Tsūtenkaku Tower str cr
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Tsūtenkaku Tower
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Approach to Tsūtenkaku Tower str cr
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Jim and Adrian waiting for breakfast in a local eatery
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Jim and Adrian and Tsūtenkaku Tower
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View from top of Tsūtenkaku Tower Slide
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Adrian at the bottom of the Tsūtenkaku Tower slide str cr
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Kevin exiting the Tsūtenkaku tower slide
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View from Tsūtenkaku Tower
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View from Tsūtenkaku Tower over Zoo to Abeno Harukas building
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Ōsaka and Zoo view from Tsūtenkaku Tower
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Adrian and Kevin with Tsūtenkaku Tower
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Restaurant Octopus frontage
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Kevin, Adrian, and Simon on our way to Abeno Harukas
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Ōsaka from Abeno Harukas building
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Tsūtenkaku Tower from Abeno Harukas
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Adrian in Abeno Harukas
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Ōsaka from Abeno Harukas
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Ōsaka from Abeno Harukas
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Abeno Harukas Beno icecream str cr
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Adrian, Kevin, and Jim at Tennōji Station
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Kevin and Adrian on the train to Nara
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Sika Deer at Nara Park
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Kevin in front of Todai-ji Namdaimon
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Adrian in front of Todai-ji Namdaimon
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Ungyō, one of the Ni-ō (two kings) in Todai-ji Namdaimon
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Todai-ji Chumon (central gate)
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Todaiji Temple sign
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Adrian and Kevin at Tōdai-ji Temple
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Tōdai-ji Temple str cr
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Jim and Kevin walking towards Tōdai-ji
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Simon in front of Tōdai-ji str cr
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Adrian and Tōdai-ji str cr
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Tōdai-ji
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Tōdai-ji entrance
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Great Buddha statue of Vairochana
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Statue of Kokuzo Bosatu
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Vairocana Buddha
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Kōmokuten, guardian deity
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Side view of Vairochana statue
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Vairocana Buddha
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Vairocana Buddha
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Tōdai-ji Shibi decorative ridge end tile
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Kokūzō Bosatsu and Vairocana Buddha
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Kokūzō Bosatsu
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Komokuten, guardian of the west
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Model of the original temple area of Tōdai-ji
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Model of the Great Buddha Hall
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Simon in front of Tamonten, a guardian of Buddhist teachings
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Vairocana Buddha
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Kokūzō Bosatsu
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Kim, Kevin, and Adrian looking at Tōdai-ji
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Tōdai-ji
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Adrian, Jim, and Kevin in front of Tōdai-ji
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Tōdai-ji Temple str cr
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Sōrintō, reflecting deep connections with the origins of Buddhism in India
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Simon in front of Sōrintō
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