Essence of Japan 7  
Osaka to Nara  

大阪 - 奈良

  
Osaka Freeway Osaka street scene
Driving through Osaka was much like the driving through any other large Japanese cities - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Osaka Family Mart Ready Mix truck, Osaka
Everyday life could be observed from the ubiquitous multi-decked freeways or ordinary roads - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan
Shopping Street at Hagashimuki-Kita in Nara. 
Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan
Shopping Street at Hagashimuki-Kita in Nara - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan
Bookshop in which many of the books on the shelves, being of uniform height and thickness, looked like dvds - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Mall, Nara, Japan
Across the main street from the Shopping Street is a covered shopping mall with a variety of shops including a supermarket - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan
Lunchtime and there is a wide variety of outlets in which to purchase something to eat - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan Higashimuki-Kita Shopping Street, Nara, Japan
Choose to buy from the supermarket, the fruit stall or go to a Japanese restaurant, or if all else fails . . . .  PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

Nara Park (also known as the Deer Park)
Todaijii Temple, Nara, Japan Todaijii Temple, Nara, Japan
The Todaijii Temple at Nara was built in 794 and is claimed to be the oldest wooden structure in the world - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Todaijii Temple, Nara, Japan Todaijii Temple, Nara, Japan
Not surprisingly the Temple attracts many visitors and at the start of the new school year there were several large school groups - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Bronze Buddha Todaijii Temple, Nara, Japan Bronze Buddha Todaijii Temple, Nara, Japan
These photos do not convey just how huge is this bronze Buddha - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Nara Deer Park, Japan Nara Deer Park, Japan
One of the hundreds of free roaming deer in the Nara Deer Park - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Nara Deer Park, Japan Nara Deer Park, Japan
Schoolboys feeding the deer.  The deer are quite tame but, nevertheless, notices warn that they are wild animals and to treat them with respect and caution - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Nara Deer Park, Japan Nara Deer Park, Japan
Anything to eat?  PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
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