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Credits

Whose photographs these are

7 of the 16 photographs on this site are ours, taken on the ground and dated. The rest are reused from Wikimedia Commons under the licence recorded here, and each one is on a list to be replaced by a photograph we take ourselves.

What we did to them. Photographs marked as ours were taken by us and are published under the licence below. The rest are reused from Wikimedia Commons under the licence recorded against each one, with the photographer named here and on the page they appear on. We resize and re-encode for the web, which is format shifting rather than adaptation.

Ours

Taken by us and published under CC BY 4.0: reuse them anywhere, with credit to Kippu Japan.

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The street entrance to Kintetsu-Nara station, its blue sign reading Nara Station (Nara Park), with steps leading down to the platforms Kintetsu-Nara station 2026-09-21
Yellow overhead signs inside the station concourse: East Exit 1 to 4 for Nara Park, Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Kofuku-ji and the Nara National Museum, and West Exit 5 to 7 for coin lockers, buses and taxis Kintetsu-Nara station 2026-09-21
The stairs up to Exit 2 at Kintetsu-Nara, under a sign listing Nara Park, Todaiji Temple, Kasugataisha Shrine, Kohfukuji Temple and the Nara National Museum Kintetsu-Nara station 2026-09-21
A long row of coin lockers along an underground corridor at Kintetsu-Nara station, each door marked with its price Kintetsu-Nara station 2026-09-21
A bank of lockers at Kintetsu-Nara station with a card reader panel in the middle, labelled IC card only, cash not accepted Kintetsu-Nara station 2026-09-21
The bus shelter outside Kintetsu-Nara station under a long sign reading Bus Stop For Nara Park, with a queue of people waiting Kintetsu-Nara station 2026-09-21
The glass frontage of the Nara City Tourist Information Center beside Kintetsu-Nara station, its door marked open 9:00am to 10:00pm Kintetsu-Nara station 2026-09-21

Borrowed

Photograph By Licence We can take this
A sika deer standing on grass in Nara Park, photographed close up in profile Arczi CC BY 4.0 any day
A stack of shika senbei, the flat rice crackers sold in Nara Park to feed the deer Travis from Sydney, NSW, Australia CC BY 2.0 any day
The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji, a very wide wooden temple building, seen head on across its forecourt Balon Greyjoy CC0 any day
Rows of moss covered stone lanterns lining an approach at Kasuga Taisha in Nara Zairon CC BY 4.0 any day
Mount Yoshino in full bloom, cherry trees covering the hillside around the roofs of Kinpusen-ji Ibamoto CC BY-SA 4.0 about two weeks each April
A JR West 221 series train in Yamatoji Rapid livery waiting at a platform 船 長 CC0 any day
The domed stone entrance of the Nara National Museum's original building, with paired columns either side of an arched doorway, under a clear blue sky 663highland CC BY 2.5 any day, from the path in front
A path through Nara Park carpeted with fallen red maple leaves, under maples turning yellow and red, with wooden lanterns standing along its edge Martin Falbisoner CC BY-SA 4.0 mid to late November only
Four photographs of the antler-cutting ceremony: men in headbands driving a stag with red flags, roping it, holding it down on a straw mat, and a man in blue ceremonial dress holding up a cut antler TR15336300101 CC BY-SA 4.0 only on the ceremony days, with a ticket

The order we will replace them

Ordered by how easily we can take the picture ourselves. The Nara Park subjects can be photographed on any day of the year and should go first; Mount Yoshino in blossom is available for roughly two weeks each April, so that one stays borrowed the longest and is the honest exception.

  1. A sika deer standing on grass in Nara Park — any day
  2. A stack of shika senbei — any day
  3. The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji — any day
  4. Rows of moss covered stone lanterns lining an approach at Kasuga Taisha in Nara. — any day
  5. Mount Yoshino in full bloom — about two weeks each April
  6. A JR West 221 series train in Yamatoji Rapid livery waiting at a platform. — any day
  7. The domed stone entrance of the Nara National Museum's original building — any day, from the path in front
  8. A path through Nara Park carpeted with fallen red maple leaves — mid to late November only
  9. Four photographs of the antler-cutting ceremony: men in headbands driving a stag with red flags — only on the ceremony days, with a ticket

If one of these is yours

If you took one of these and the credit is wrong, or you would rather it were not here at all, say so and it comes down the same day. The licences allow the reuse, but that is not the same as wanting it.