nara deer No1

there is a legend said that the patron saint came from the Kashima Shinto shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture riding on a white deer in the old times, and it is protected in Nara importantly now.

nara deer No1

There is a legend said that the patron saint came from the Kashima Shinto shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture riding on a white deer in the old times, and it is protected in Nara importantly now.

shosointen(正倉院展)

Holding with Nara National Museum faces 60 times this year when the Shousou-in exhibition starts from (1946) in 1946 that not is during postwar days, and excludes three times held in Tokyo on the way. The number of treasures exhibited between those reached 4,000 descriptions, and was visited saw by the excess of seven million people. They are eight north warehouses, 33 Nakakura, and are 25 south warehouses this year, and 69 treasures of three) are exhibited, and 19 is first ..Sacatacra (.. exhibitions. It starts from the treasure of dedicated Ai Emperor Shomu, and the composition of the exhibition is buddhist altar fittings, an eating and drinking machine, a document, and ..Cazashina (.. ..tile light.. sutra in the great image of buddha according to the light empress such as royalty and aristocrats' such as) ..on the verge.. dedication goods and canopies (point lid). As for the treasure of Ai Emperor Shomu, eight Hiranishi Som corner mirror (ultimate of) etc. that bury the Kizaho bamboo flute (ladle bee of) that sculptures exquisite Ayasama to all Asaka (tray cork long ages) made one side of of the Shousou-in incense tree and all aspects and Cagamisom with Hanaayasama by Nishi and carry it out are exhibited. In the treasure thought to be royalty and aristocrats' dedication goods, it does and) and Cagamisom of include landscape character birds and beasts Somuencagami (growth today) etc. that began to cast the landscape and the person, etc. ..splendid the tree picture work besides white lapis lazuli () brought by Sasan morning Persia.. ..rosewood tree picture sugoroku bureau (... In addition, a craft goods as beautiful as) can be seen ..putting the dedication goods.. ..box Yomigae ground metal Gin'ehaco (... Nakakura 68 white lapis lazuli The floatage, and collects, is exhibited accessories such as), and ..water energy gem (.. .... makes it give birth besides Murasakicawa Sabaaya gem Cazashishuuobi Nococa that embroidery and the glass gem are beautiful (Mats mon embroidery) paving the rhino corner fish type (They are dice or ..turning over.. ..floatage..) the waist decorations Cazashina among 182 square canopy dedication goods of the south warehouse breathing in. Buddhist altar fittings are settled relative goods of the canopy and are exhibited, and Canedou additionally (of) and it dusts and) Canedou (turn very do not come) of unusual metallic etc. ..(.. are exhibited. Besides this, it is palming true to which the smile is instinctively invited (Only the coconut :) and ..Nigeruu (.. exhibited a different treasure such as mummies of the marten (point) called). It would be greatly appreciated if people's culture and livings at the Nara morning could be felt familiar through the Shousou-in exhibition and it promote greater understanding for a society at that time.

The 60th Shousou-in exhibition Period 25 in October, 2008?November 10 Place Nara National Museum http://www.narahaku.go.jp/exhib/2008toku/shosoin/shosoin-1.htm

shosoin

Nara period, the origin of the Emperor Shomu Empress of Emperor Ming and storage products, and now Tenpyō very valuable to the cultural arts and crafts are paid. 
UNESCO's "World Heritage-listed ancient city of Nara," has also been designated.

Uneme feast

Uneme feast

There is an unusual, backward Shinto shrine where the torii was made a back in the corner of the northwest of Sarusawano-ike Pond. When this depends on 'Japanese story' in Uneme Shrine｢Served Saionna (employment name of the court lady who served her emperor at table by the seraglio) wore clothes to the willow in the pond levee in Sarusawano-ike Pond by the emperor's love grieving the decline, built the ..insertion water.. soul to the emperor in the Nara era, and to comfort it, the company was built. However, if it was not postponed, the mother-of-pearl that saw the pond where my body had been thrown out made the company backward as for Saionna in the course of a night. ｣It is told. There is Hanaao dedication procession since 5:00PM, and it parades in the Hanaaotsca city of 12 single appearances to have taken Hanaao of the remainder by 2m beautifully decorated with seven autumnal flowers, tens of babies, and the court carriages. After a solemn divine service by the Kasuga Taisha Shrine Shinto priest from 6:00PM, Hanaao is dedicated. It is a graceful event that paints between sink Hicomo of 40 remainder that floats on Sarusawano-ike Pond by two put wind and stringed instruments ships of Hanaaotsca (Ruutou and Shu) including the inside and Hanaao of the south capital easy place where it plays and the traditional court music flows at 7:00PM and throws out Hanaao in the pond concerning the pond at the end.