The current main building of Todai-ji temple is just like the pic. As I told in the previous blog, this isn't the original in 750, but the beautiful architecture made by craftsmen around 1700, which is in so-called "edo" period. The current building is said to be smaller than the original, but have a nice little roof in the facade that the original didn't have. When going inside the building, I found its miniatures, one of which must be the original's around 750 (around 750 is known as "nara" period), and the other must be the current- edo period's. According to the guide board, I slightly remember that the miniatures exhibited were made by juveniles in a workhouse.
The last day of the last year in Nara was a really nice, beautiful day. The sky was so winter blue. The deers around the nara-park area (which may include the precinct of the Todai-ji temple) were hungry enough to aim at a special rice crackers, called "deer cracker", in a stall, as always were (tourists buy the crackers, and give them to deers, basically).
Here was Nara, Japan
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