A side trip to Nara

A quick little unplanned side trip. The deer are insane, and we stumbled upon a giant Buddha temple that was mind-blowing.

If you go

Nara was Japan’s first permanent capital, and Nara Park is overrun with free-roaming sika deer that will bow to you for a cracker and then absolutely mug you for the rest of the pack. The ‘giant Buddha temple’ is Todai-ji, home to one of the largest bronze Buddhas in the world inside one of the largest wooden buildings ever built. It’s an easy half-day from Kyoto or Osaka. Japan travel info.

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