// Java Document
//' + name + '
';
i++;
return marker;
}
// Create small marker icon
var icon = new GIcon();
icon.image = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_blue.png";
icon.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png";
icon.iconSize = new GSize(12, 20);
icon.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
icon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
icon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);
// Gangoji
var point = new GPoint(135.831367, 34.677794);
createMarker(point,"Gangoji
","Gangoji");
// Horyuji
var point = new GPoint(135.734389, 34.614588);
createMarker(point,"
HoryujiFounded in 607 AD, Horyuji is where Buddhism blossomed and spread throughout Japan. The temple boasts the oldest wooden building in the world.
Kasuga ShrineThis important Shinto shrine was founded in 768 and is filled with over 3,000 bronze and stone lanterns.
KofukujiThis temple has two pagodas, one of which is the second-highest in Japan. Many Buddhist statues and artworks are on display in the Treasure House.
Nara National MuseumOpened in 1895, this museum houses many pieces of Buddhist art plus temple artifacts and archaeological finds from local tombs and sutra mounds.
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Nara StationNara's Japan Rail (JR) train station.
Senjudo
","Senjudo");
// Shin Yakushiji
var point = new GPoint(135.845497, 34.675614);
createMarker(point,"Shin Yakushiji
","Shin Yakushiji");
// Shoso-in Treasury
var point = new GPoint(135.838619, 34.691856);
createMarker(point,"Shoso-in Treasury
","Shoso-in Treasury");
// Todaiji
var point = new GPoint(135.839853, 34.688981);
createMarker(point,"
TodaijiFounded when Nara was the capital, Todaiji was the head temple of all provincial temples in Japan. It is home to the largest Buddha statue in Japan, which weighs 250 tons.