{"id":1621,"date":"2023-05-24T08:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T08:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2023-05-24T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:01:59","slug":"nara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/nara\/","title":{"rendered":"Nara &#8211; a story of ancient temples, traditions and &#8230;. deer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div   data-size='featured'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='1622'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow_full'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-hidden'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption='aviaTBperma_caption'  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-src=''  data-position='top left'  data-repeat='no-repeat'  data-attach='scroll'  data-stretch=''  data-default-height='28.666666666667'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-hidden av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 43.390514631685%;' ><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-Gate-in-Nara-991x430.jpeg' width='991' height='430' title='Todaiji Gate in Nara' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_section   container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-color: rgba(10,90,130,0.19);  '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1621'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:0px; margin:0 0 0 0; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1  blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Nara &#8211; a story of ancient temples, traditions and &#8230; deer<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1621'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>READING TIME: 5 MINUTES.<\/p>\n<h3>Breaking an ancient tradition<\/h3>\n<p>In ancient times, according to Shinto traditions with the passing of each Emperor their palace was abandoned because it was seen as impure. The capital was then moved to a new location. In the year 708 AD the Empress Genmei broke with this wasteful tradition and with a decree established her capital in the city of Heijo, present days Nara. Nara will remain a capital of Japan until 784 AD after which the capital will be moved to Kyoto. So, even if Nara was not Japan\u2019s first capital it was the country\u2019s first permanent one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1628\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1628\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1628 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-1030x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kofukuji-Temple.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kofukuji Temple &#8211; the oldest temple in Nara, was rebuilt several times but has miraculously retained its original design<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The city was modeled after the Chinese Tang dynasty\u2019s capital. It was laid out on a grid divided by four great roads with the ruler\u2019s palace in the center of this grid. It was believed that the ruler had the power to bring heaven to earth. Through placing the palace in the middle of the city, the ruler not only dominated the capital but also brought heavenly energies to it. Not much of the original palace has remained but we can still see many of Nara\u2019s ancient temples and shrines that collectively form the Historic Monument of Ancient Nara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<h3>Oh, deer!<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing that grabs the attention when you enter Nara Park, where the historical sites are, is the deer. Nothing can prepare you for the sight of more than 1,000 of them freely roaming the grounds, completely unafraid of people. Believed to be messenger of the gods, the deer were considered sacred. Killing one of these sacred deer was a capital offense up until 1637, the last recorded date of a breach of that law. In present days they are designated as a Natural Monument and are protected as such.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1630\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1630\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1630 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer-in-Nara.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer-in-Nara.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer-in-Nara-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer-in-Nara-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer-in-Nara-705x529.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer-in-Nara-450x338.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer-in-Nara-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first thing you see when entering Nara Park is the deer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The deer are said to be wild animals. They feed on grass and other plants that grow in the park, however their favorite treat are <em>shika senbei<\/em>, or deer crackers that are sold by many vendors around the park. The deep can be quite insistent demanding their treat so be careful to not get butted by one of those horns! Most of the time however they are sweet and a lot of fun, graciously posing for a photo with the many visitors. We visited Nara in mid May and were fortunate to also see the little fawns running beside their mothers \u2013 all in all it was a truly unique experience I haven\u2019t had anywhere else.<\/p>\n<h3>The temples of Nara<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1633\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1633\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-1030x579.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-1500x844.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-705x397.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-450x253.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Todaiji-gate-1-600x338.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The gate of the Todaiji Temple is impressive with its giant wooden columns<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Near the entrance of Nara Park is the Kofukuji Temple, the oldest in Nara. Originally built in the 7th century, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times through the millennia of its existence. Miraculously, the temple has retained its original design. I found the contrast between the dark varnished wood of the columns and the white walls beautiful in its simplicity. What impressed me the most however was Kofukuji&#8217;s 5-story pagoda. At 50 meters it is the second tallest pagoda in Japan, just 7 meters shorter than the pagoda at Kyoto&#8217;s Toji Temple. The timing of our visit was fortunate because in July this year the pagoda will be closed for restorations (the last time it was rebuilt was in 1426 so it is very old!) and won&#8217;t be open to the public until 2026. Below you can see a short video I took at Kofukuji that I hope will give you a better sense of how impressive both structures are.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Touring Japan! Our first stop is Nara\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OrX2KWHd014?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>On the opposite side of the Nara Park is the Todaiji temple &#8211; the biggest wooden building in the world. It is the home of the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in Japan &#8211; the 16 meters tall <em>Daibutsu &#8211; <\/em>the\u00a0Big Buddha of Nara. Taking photos inside the building was prohibited so I can&#8217;t show you the statue however, on the photo below you will see the temple building. The tiny human shapes in front of its huge gates give a good idea of the sheer size of Todaiji.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1637\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1637\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nara-Todaiji-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Todaiji Temple in Nara is the largest wooden structure in the world<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are more beautiful temples and shrines to see but unfortunately a late afternoon shower put a stop to our explorations. If you visit Nara and want to see everything the World Heritage Site has to offer put aside a day for it. In this way you can go through the sites slowly and have plenty of time to be friendly with Nara&#8217;s deer too.<\/p>\n<p>Nara is a place that every young Japanese will visit at least once during their school years &#8211; it is a popular school trip destination. On our visit we saw many middle and high-school students learning about their country&#8217;s remarkable history, enjoying the deer and generally having fun. My guess is that one of the most popular souvenirs they bring home from Nara are the deer antler headbands. Everyone was wearing them! Oh, deer! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1638\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1638\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/On-a-school-trip-to-Nara-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On a school trip to Nara<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><section id=\"archives-3\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_archive\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Archives<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2025\/05\/'>May 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2024\/08\/'>August 2024<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2023\/05\/'>May 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2022\/07\/'>July 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2021\/09\/'>September 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2021\/03\/'>March 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2021\/02\/'>February 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2021\/01\/'>January 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2020\/09\/'>September 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2020\/08\/'>August 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2020\/07\/'>July 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2020\/06\/'>June 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2020\/05\/'>May 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href='https:\/\/spiritofjapantours.com\/staging\/8667\/2020\/04\/'>April 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"seperator extralight-border\"><\/span><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1621'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first thing that grabs the attention when you enter Nara Park, where the historical sites are is the deer. 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