What We Are Doing

We have meetings several times a year to discuss how to make our tours more attractive, more interesting, more enjoyable and so on.

This is the biggest gathering in a year. There is a homey atmosphere wherever we are.

We are exchanging opinions lively.

How about this!　Oh, it sounds super.　

Well, well ・・・　Hum

Soon, Ume - Japanese Apricot flowers will be in full bloom. Ume is an usher of spring.

Why don't you enjoy spring Nara and Kyoto with us!

Our Tea Gathering in English is held

Time:   April 14th , 2013  11:00 ～ 15:00

             "Tea Gathering in English" in May is scheduled to have in May 19th. 

Place:   Tea room at Daijo-in Garden

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Tea Ceremony

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Harbinger of Spring

According to a traditional old calender, spring started on February 4th in Japan.

 

 Nara has still been cold , but it gives visitors serene scenerys like India ink drawings.

 

 

Each rain brings spring little by little.  In an icy air,  harbingers of spring are here and there.

Soon Ume - Japanese apricot blossoms will burst into bloom.

Sky Over Nara

Where do we view this scenery? Ask us!

a day in Nara (May)

I went to Nara today.

A fine day it was in Nara.  Looking up, sky is clear and blue.

Glancing at a pond by Kofukuji Temple, turtles are taking sun bath.

 From the pond, I can see a wooden pagoda peacefully standing among fresh greens of spring.

Walking up stairs and entering Kofukuji Temple, I met deer taking a nap.

Purple clusters of wisteria decorated one of Buddhist halls of the temple.

From where I saw wisterias, I looked back at the pond downstairs.  People were walking around and enjoying a day in Nara.

(Pictures are all taken on May 8, 2011 around Kofukuji Temple)

Sue
-NARAWALK guide

After Cherry Is Wisteria

Kasuga Grand Shrine has a over 700 years old wisteria tree. Every year from late April to early May, fragrant purple clusters droop from the wisteria tree.

Around the same time, Bonsai Wisteria Tree Exhibition is held at Nara International Seminar House near Nara National Museum. This is the fifth year of this exhibition. (for pictures of the exhibition click here)


Duration: 2011, April 18 ~May 3
9:00~16:30
Admission: Adults 400yen, Elementary School Students 200yen, Children 5 and under are free.
Access: Nara International Seminar House

*You can also enjoy a bonsai wisteria tree at former JR Nara station building which is now used as one of the Nara City Tourist Information Center. The center is located next to the current JR Nara station building. Gorgeous aroma of wisteria fills the whole center.

Sue
-NARAWALK guide

Hanami in Kyoto

Last Sunday, on April 17, I went to Kyoto Botanical Garden and Kamigamo Shrine for a walk. Cherry blossoms were still beautiful, and people were enjoying Hanami or cherry-blossom-viewing-picnics.

On many cherries now in Nara, fresh leaves have sprouted. Some are still beautiful with pink blossoms. A news program tells me today that cherry blossoms in Tohoku area are now in their full bloom.

*by Kamo River*




*going to Kyoto Botanical Garden*









*Kamigamo Shrine*


All pictures are taken on April 17, 2011.


Sue
-NARAWALK guide

Sakura In Full Bloom

Sakura, cherry blossom, in Nara Park area are in full bloom. Beautifully falling petals, grounds decorated with pink fallen petals, deer eating cherry blossoms, people enjoying picnic under cherry trees ... are what you can see in Nara now.

(^ photo taken in Kofukuji Temple)

(^ photo taken in Jokyoji Temple on Sanjo St.)

(^ photo taken on Sanjo St.)

(^ photo taken on Sanjo St. near Sarusawa Pond)

(^ photo taken near Kintetsu Nara Station)

A sight of fresh young leaves are very refreshing too.

All pictures are taken on April 10.

Sue
-NARAWALK guide

May Happiness Be With You

Red and white, when used as a set, signal a happy occasion in Japan. In that sense, I saw a very happy tree in Yakushiji Temple in Nara.

Red and white ume plum blooms are blossoming on a single tree.

Those pictures were taken on March 18, but the last blooms of plum are still beautiful in Nara.

May happiness be with you!
Sue
-NARAWALK guide

Buddha is enjoying cheery blossoms.

Great Buddha in Todaiji Temple is now enjoying cherry blossoms. There are cherry trees planted around the lawn in front of the Great Buddha Hall. Visit Nara in spring and enjoy the picturesque view of the Great Buddha Hall over blooming cherry trees.

The picture above is the Middle Gate in front of the Great Buddha Hall. You can see a little bit of the bloom from outside of the gate, too.


Sue
-NARAWALK guide

Cherry blossom is blooming!

This is a picture of a shrine known for its 100 years old cherry tree. During a cherry blossom season, we try to make a small detour during our Daily Standard Nara Park and Daily Morning Todaiji tour to incorporate a seasonal touch to our tours. The shrine in the picture is one of our favourite spots for cherry blossom viewing - you'll know where it is during our tour!

(The picture is taken on March 27)

Sue
-NARAWALK guide