Nara - ancient capital city with 200++ deers! - toudaiji temple

we took JR train to Nara from Kyoto on the next day, continuing our tours on temples, shrines and castles =p


map of nara - before got on the train to nara!


railway map


greeted by kawaii deer!

arrived in nara station and took a bus to nara park.
tips: the information counter at the station is super helpful - grab a detail map and some local advices will ensure u have the most updated information! and.. they speak e-go (english)! =p
upon arrival near toudaiji temple, most attractions are pretty much in walking distance.


deers are all over the place!




they are either forever hungry or they really haven't got much to eat - which causes them to be attracted to our luggage, bag, camera, hair, almost anything! even 'snatch' my map from me and chewed a corner of it!






"that's a camera, she has got nothing edible..."
=p we didnt get any deer biscuit, as there are too many examples of horn-less (which i think is pretty cruel to cut off their horns) deer trying to knock the person with food to give them some..


lets take picture!


no i m not interested, u have any food?


toudaiji temple - the largest Buddha statue in Japan and one of the largest in the world




the original wooden temple was 1/3 bigger





next stop, kasuga taisha shrine - around 10 min walk..