On the way back to Kintetsu-Nara Station and passing by Todai-ji late at night.
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fire, water, bronze
Lanterns at Nigatsu-dō 二月堂, where a few years later I would happen to be there again with friends on the night of the Shuni-e 修二会, a ceremony which has been taking place annually for over 1200 years.

fever dream
Further up the hills, on the side of Mount Wakakusa 若草山, a view looking back from Nigatsu-dō 二月堂 in the diffused afternoon light.
"Excuse me, sir. Please respect my privacy!" Touchy deer near the
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light drift
A slice of time and light at the bell tower of Tōdai-ji 東大寺.

particles
In the years since my first visit I've returned to Tōdai-ji 東大寺 several times with friends and family, and it's always the hall itself that is most impressive to me. It's a wonder of wooden construction and deservedly a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

a trick of the mind
If you are a lover of textures, this is a place full of delights. The wood and paint, metal and oxides, stone and soot.