A woman looked at the pagoda

The Five-story Pagoda Of The Much Older Kofuku-ji Temple Soared Above The Old Townscape As If Glaring At It

From The Base Of The Restored Nandaimon Gate, You Can Fully Enjoy The Majesty Of Central Golden Hall

The Five-story Small Pagoda, Which Some Say Is A Model Of One-tenth Of The Kokubunji Pagoda, Is Designated As A National Treasure As A Structure, Not As An Artifact

An Oddly Shaped Butterfly With Eight Legs Perches On A Vase In Front Of The Great Buddha In Nara

The Nandai-mon Gate Of Todai-ji, Designated As A National Treasure, Is Large, And The Statues Of Kongorikishi Guarding The Temple Grounds Inside Are Also Large

A Pure White Elephant Also Makes An Appearance At The Buddha's Birthday Party, Which May Tickle The Hearts Of Children Who Don't Understand The Meaning

Shin-Yakushiji, With Its Impressive Standing Statues Of The Twelve Heavenly Generals, Is Empty In Contrast To Todai-ji And Kasuga Taisha

The Bell Hanging From The Belfry Of Todaiji Temple Weighs About The Same As A Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle

The Structure Of Nigatsudo Differs From That Of An Ordinary Temple In That The Inner Sanctum Where The Principal Image Is Located Is Surrounded By A Space Called A Bureau

Most Tourists Seem To Leave Todai-ji After Seeing The Great Buddha Of Nara, And The Rest Of The Temple Is Surprisingly Empty Except For The Daibutsuden Hall

Nowadays, All Of The Approximately 3,000 Lanterns At Kasuga Taisha Are Lit Only On Setsubun Night And Chugen Night

It Is Possible To Donate A Lantern To Kasuga Taisha, But You Have To Ask The Shrine How Much It Costs

Even If The Deer Crackers Ultimately End Up In The Deer's Mouth, They Still Have To Be Cashed In Once They Pass Through The Hands Of A Tourist

Shadow On The Old Wall

Couple On The Top Of Mount Wakakusa

Stairway Up To The Stupa Was Steep

Pagoda In Ninna-Ji

Three-storied Pagoda And The City

Paya Gyi Pagoda Is Under Restoration And Covered With Scaffolding

Bawbawgyi Paya At The End Of The Road

Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Is One Of The Seven Main Temples Of Nichiren-shu In Various Parts Of Japan

Despite Its Beautiful Bright Vermilion Color, There Were Not Many People Around, And The Pagoda Was Just Standing There Quietly

It Is Nothing But Sheer Luck That The Five-story Pagoda Of Honmon-ji Did Not Burn Down

Originally, Pagodas Were Meant To Enshrine Buddha’s Ashes

Like Traditional Japanese Custom, Myanmar People Seem To Sleep On Sleeping Mats On The Floor

Sultan Ahmed Mosque Has Six Minarets

Stark-naked Boy And Grandma

It's Hard To Tell If Indonesian Kinship Names Are Older Or Younger

The Line On The Forehead Is A Religious Mark Called A Tilaka, Which Indicates The Religious Denomination Believed In By Color And Shape

The Newly Completed Shibuya Sakura Stage Has An Intricate Escalator Structure, Perhaps Reflecting Its Complexity