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Since I could not found a hotel
with a room, I decided to visit Nara first. The Shinkan-Sen (the bullet
train) left Shin-Yokohama at 11:30, then I was in Kyoto at 1:30. It took
only about 45 minutes from Kyoto using JR railways. But it was almost
4 o'clock after getting lost in Nara for 30 minutes, and taking some rest
in the hotel. I rushed out into the city to see some sunset.
Goju-no-Tou
and rainbow. There are five stories, right? |
Sarusawa-Pond
The street right in front of the hotel is called Sanjou-Street, one of
the main street of Nara. I headed west to Sarusawa-Pond. The timing was
just right for sunset. Going around this small pond only needs takes only
350m of walking with varying scenery. The best scene is the forest and
Goju-no-Tou (five-stories tower) in sunset as shown above. I've seen this
angle before. This must be the most frequently shot picture in Nara.
Kofuku-Temple
Kofuku-Temple sits right next to the Sarusawa-Pond. This was the temple
for Fujiwara clan, which was extremely powerful during Heian-Era. The
Goju-no-Tou (five stories tower) stands in this temple. It was quite tall
seeing from nearby. Simple and powerful is the style of the time when
this tower was built. There were a lot of national treasures in this temple
but all of the museums were closed at this time.
Nara-Park
Just next to Kofuku-Temple is the Nara-Park. Famous for free-wheeling
deers but it was getting dark. I just walked around the park before getting
back to the hotel.
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