Nara Off-the-Beaten-Path Cultural Experience (2)🌿

ps. Exhibitions in Japan are simply next level. 🌟 The exhibitions are very comprehensive, featuring not only detailed catalogs but also comic versions for kids, available in Japanese, English, and Chinese. 🌸🍃 There's no need to worry about not understanding, although even when you do understand, it feels like you still haven't grasped everything. 🌸🍃After the Kukai exhibition, there was also a Buddhist statue exhibition that specifically introduced how to distinguish between the images and functions of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, devas, and wrathful deities. It's worth writing a separate educational post about. 🧘‍♂️ 2️⃣ Nara Park From Kintetsu Nara Station to the National Museum, the entire area in between is Nara Park. 🌸🍃 It's an open space where you can see herds of deer roaming freely without any fences. Whether they'll cooperate for your photos depends on their mood (pro tip: Deer biscuits are 200 JPY per pack). 🦌 3️⃣ Todai-ji Temple The largest wooden structure in the world, housing the largest bronze Buddha statue globally. Admission requires a ticket. 🌸🍃 The crowds were overwhelming; even the ticket line in the afternoon was 20-30 meters long, so I decided to skip it and just took a look from the entrance. 👀 #Nara 🌿