[Area] Nara

Visit Yoshiki-en Garden, which has a moss garden (Nara)

If you walk west from the South Big Gate of Todai-ji Temple for about 10 minutes, you will reach Yoshiki-en Garden.From the detached tea house, you can look out over the moss garden, which has a lot of depth.Personally, I think this is the best view of Yoshiki-en Garden.

2024.04.28

Garden[Area] Nara

Visiting the former residence of the literary giant Shiga Naoya (Nara)

A wonderful sukiya-style house.That is the former residence of Shiga Naoya.There is a corridor that surrounds the central courtyard.The rooms and windows all face the central courtyard or the outer garden.From the second floor guest room, you can see Mt. Wakakusa and from the first floor dining room, you can see both the central courtyard and the outer garden.

2024.04.28

Architecture[Area] Nara

Visit the garden of the former Daijo-in Temple, which has a vast garden (Nara)

There is a beautiful garden to the south of the Nara Hotel.There is a pond and greenery in the vast grounds.There is a small island floating in the pond and a red bridge.This is the garden of the former Daijo-in Temple.

2024.04.28

Garden[Area] Nara

Visit the old red-light district Old Kawamoto-ro in the castle town (Yamato Koriyama/Nara)

The old Kawamoto-ro (Former Kawamoto-ke Family Residence) is a red-light district built in the Taisho era (1912-1926). This building is located in Dosenji-cho, Yamato Koriyama City.When each room of the three-story wooden building is lit up,the building had a strong sense of presence at that time.The courtyard seen from the hall has a certain charm.

2020.08.23

Architecture[Area] Nara

Walking in the castle town of Yamato Koriyama (Yamato Koriyama/Nara)

First, we headed for the ruins of Koriyama Castle.Climbing up to the castle tower, we can see Mt. Wakakusa and Todai-ji Temple to the east, Mt.Nijo and Mt.Katsuragi to the west.The stone walls of the castle keep incorporate stone that was diverted for use in the construction, showing the painstaking effort that went into building more stone walls.

2020.08.13

Townscape[Area] Nara

Walking around Imai-cho, which retains the style of the Edo period (Kashihara)

In Imai-cho, I took a trip back in time to the Edo period(1603-1868).As it is a preserved area, the style of the Edo period remains intact.Originally, it was a temple town built around Shoninji Temple in the mid-16th century.This settlement is an autonomous city surrounded by moats and walls.

2019.09.15

Townscape[Area] Nara