Peter's Japan blog

Yesterday it wore a short-sleeve t-shirt and it was a bit chilly, today I wore a long-sleeve t-shirt and it was quite warm... Should have checked the weather forecast :).
So I went to Nara today, which was also quite interesting and had some nice temples. There is one big temple (Todai-ji) with a huge 15m-high Buddha statue. The temple itself is 48m high and 57m wide, and is the biggest wooden structure still standing in Japan. It actually used to be even bigger in the middle ages. There is also a 5-story pagoda with a smaller temple in the area. This is all situated close together in a very large park, with many other small shrines. But what surprised me the most, was that there were deer everywhere! There were there at the pagoda, in the park, some even in quiet streets. The area is a bit hilly, and the distances are a big further, so I was walked quite slow with my hurting feet.
After Nara, I went to have a quick look at a location of another anime "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu" at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi station. Also went to eat some curry rice in the neightbourhood. After that went back to the hotel at 20h so I wasn't back too late.

5-story pagoda:

Deer walking around freely:

Todai-ji temple:

15m high Buddha inside Todai-ji temple: