Nara-time

I recently traveled to Nara which is a very old city in Japan. I believe this a five-roofed tower is called, "Houryuji"

I think this is a shrine. The stone pillars on the left are monuments. I tried to wait for all people to clear out before I took this picture, but if you look closely, there is someone in the center.

Here are more monuments lined up. I like this picture because there is someone taking a picture at the bottom of the hill.

There also happened to be a school field-trip there that day.

The shrine at the top of those steps is called "Nigatsudo" poorly translated I think it means "February place"

Here is the view from "Nigatsudo"

Here is a very old bell.

Here is a close-up the same old bell.

There were also some flowers in bloom that day.


On my way back, I snapped this night-shot in Hirakata, Osaka.