Linda and Lawrence

We are completely in love with Japan, and are even considering living there for a while! However, we have to come back to our jobs and responsibilities. The trip was definitely a lot of fun and Japan is beautiful!

So, for our first photo upload – Tōdai-ji Temple.

“Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden), the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world’s largest statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara”, together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely.” (Tōdai-ji Temple, Wikipedia)

The deers are a truly wonderful sight to behold as they are allowed to roam freely. Anyone can pet and feed these deers. Some of them even learned to bow for food. If you look real hard, there are actually two deers in this photo!

(Above: Photo of Todai-ji Temple, Nara, Japan. November 28, 2009)

(Above: Photo of the messenger of God, Nara Deer, Nara, Japan. November 28, 2009)