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Special Tours
Continuing
last year's program, we have planned special one-day tours focusing on
Japan's Buddhist art, designed with the dual purpose of viewing Buddhist
art and deepening an appreciation of art in general..
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Third Tour:
Sat, Sep 23 (national holiday), 2000
Yakushiji
Temple and Toshodaiji Temple
Yakushiji Temple and
Toshodaiji Temple, situated in the western capital of Nara, are fine representatives
of temples from the early and late Nara Period. Viewing the old statues
that remain in these large structures, participants in these tours will
get a taste of the special character of Buddhist art during the Nara Period.
Fourth Tour:
Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Special
Public Viewing of the Statue of Shitsukongoshin at Todaiji Temple's Sangatsudo
Hall
Behind the statue of Fukuhkensaku Kannon, the main image of worship at
Todaiji Temple's Sangatsudo (Hokkedo) Hall, the statue of Shitsukongoshin
faces the building's north side. This statue is associated with the legend
of Roben (689-773), which is important when considering the inception
of Todaiji Temple. Viewing this statue, which can only be seen by the
public one day a year, will give visitors a strong sense of the Tempyo
Period's (710-794) unique special ambience.
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