An hour's train trip, again free for us on our Japan Rail pass, is the first capital of Nara. Loads of school trips go to all these important Japanese historical places and here there are also droves of tourists fro Japan and elsewhere. Formerly, the capital moved with each emperor but the founder of the Japanese feudal system decreed it would stay here, as it did for many The object of the trip, the huge Golden Buddha in the massive Todai-Ji temple. Bronze and gold plated, it is revered by many. You can attempt to reach enlightenment by crawling through Buddha's toenail here, only the kids seem to be able to get through the small space! And there is much hilarity as they all try to do it and get their photos taken coming out the other side.
It's a 2k was up through a kitschy tourist main street up the temple. AT the top deer roam free in several park areas, you are supposed to buy deer biscuits to feed them so there is deer poop everywhere and delighted kids squealing in delight as the friendly deer nuzzle them. Protected, they seem to know they have the run of they place.
Near the shrine are two small gardens and an elderly guide comes along with us at the first, explaining some interesting features of the garden that we would not have known about otherwise. The second is wilder. Shells on the grass roofs are there to reflect sun and ward off birds from nesting up there, clever!
Alike everything here, in 3 or 4 weeks this will all be full of fall color and splendid to see. But also colder then so we satisfy ourselves with some hints of color to come.
It's a 2k was up through a kitschy tourist main street up the temple. AT the top deer roam free in several park areas, you are supposed to buy deer biscuits to feed them so there is deer poop everywhere and delighted kids squealing in delight as the friendly deer nuzzle them. Protected, they seem to know they have the run of they place.
Near the shrine are two small gardens and an elderly guide comes along with us at the first, explaining some interesting features of the garden that we would not have known about otherwise. The second is wilder. Shells on the grass roofs are there to reflect sun and ward off birds from nesting up there, clever!
Alike everything here, in 3 or 4 weeks this will all be full of fall color and splendid to see. But also colder then so we satisfy ourselves with some hints of color to come.
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