Todai-ji temple, the largest wooden building in the world.
Todai-ji temple, the largest wooden building in the world.
Nara used to be Japan's capital. Now's it's a tourist town.
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The temple entrance is guarded by enormous statues.
Inside Todai-ji is the Dai-butsu, the largest bronze image in the world.
Inside the "treasure hall" of Todai-ji.
Nara koen, a park that occupies a large part of the city.
A shrine in Nara.
Roof detail that is several centuries old.
In Kobe, a section of the port is left unrepaired as a reminder of the 1995 earthquake.
Part of the Ikuta shrine in downtown Kobe.
Another shrine, which looked relatively new compared to the ones in Nara.
The port of Kobe.
The Nippon Maru, one of the tall ships that visited Halifax last year.