Photography by Mark Carnaby

Catching the train to Nara Kyoto
Nara Station building opened in 1890 Nara
Gift made by the tourist office receptionists mother Nara
Concrete lantern belongning to the Nara Station building Nara
Wooden deer scuplture outside a shop in Nara Nara
Melonpan shop Nara
Decorative stained glass telephone box Nara
Nara deer manhole cover Nara
Freshy squished Mochi ready to go on sale Nara
Mochi or Japanese rice cakes being processed Nara
The famous Mochi or Japanese rice cake with red bean paste filling Nara
Sarusawa ike Pond Nara
Entrance to Nanendo Hall at Kofukuji Nara
The octagonal Nanendo Hall at Kofukuji Nara
Kofukuji Five Storied Pagoda Nara
Deer popping its head through the gates at the exit of Kofukuji Nar
Deer biscuits waiting to be eaten Nara
The Deer rule book Nara
Japanese senior feeding the deer at Nara Park Nara
Unusual deer mascot Nara
Stall selling deer biscuits at the Great South Gate Todai ji Nara
Deer roaming freely at The Great South Gate in Tōdai ji Nara
Girls feeding deer at The Great South Gate in Tōdai ji Nara
The largest temple entrance gate in Japan The Great South Gate or Nandaimon Gate in Tōdai ji Nara
One of the two Kongo Rikishi at The Great South Gate in Tōdai ji 8.4 meters in height Nara
Close up of one of the two Kongo Rikishi at The Great South Gate in Tōdai ji Nara
Looking through the protective mesh of one of the two Kongo Rikishi at The Great South Gate in Tōdai ji Nara
Kagamiike with autumn colors in Tōdai ji Nara
Todaijis main hall the Daibutsuden the worlds largest wooden building Nara
The bright autumn colors of the Japanese red maple in Todaiji Nara
Two deer wander through the yellow leaved covered autumn grounds of Todaiji Nara
Deer bowing in front of Todaiji HokkeDo in Todaiji Nara
Hilltop buddhist hall in Todaiji Nara
The magnificent panorama of Nara at Hilltop buddhist hall in Todaiji Nara
Close up of a lantern in autumn colors of the Hilltop buddhist hall in Todaiji Nara
Temple roof detail in the autumn colors of the Hilltop buddhist hall in Todaiji Nara
Shrine in the hills behind the Hilltop buddhist hall in Todaiji Nara

Me, Myself & Japan: Day 2 of 10

JAPAN 2017: DAY 2, PART 2 – Nara – Kofukuji, Todai-ji (Inc. Video)

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PHOTOS/ VIDEOS IN THIS GALLERY:

37 Photos/ 4 Videos

LOCATIONS:

Nara, Japan

ABOUT MY TRIP:

These 18 new galleries are a combination of a month and a half’s work of whittling down & post-processing around 5000 photos that I took on this dream trip to Japan in November 2017 down to 561, many late nights & tired eyeballs, 5 months planning & preparation for the actual trip (no package holiday tours here!), raising the funds, praying everyday that war wouldn’t break out in Korea, surviving two crazy long flights on zero sleep, navigating around the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Tokyo & Hiroshima, getting up crazy early to get to some of these places before the hoards of mostly Chinese tourists arrive and generally walking & hiking until I couldn’t feel my feet anymore! I present to you ‘Me, Myself and Japan 2017 Trip!’ (and my camera of course… ;] )