One of Nara's most famous spots is the imposing Todaiji Temple, a national treasure that houses an enormous Daibutsu, a nearly 50-foot-tall Great Buddha statue. This UNESCO World Heritage site is ...

In the years leading up to its opening, special exhibitions had been held 18 times from 1875 in the corridors of Todaiji temple’s Great Buddha Hall and at other venues in Nara to showcase ...

In Area 1, we saw the impressive Great South Gate and its Kongo Rikishi, then took some photos at the mirror pond. We strolled up a historic stone walk to the Nigatsu-do Hall and learned about the ...

Todaiji, the Great Eastern temple, is not just one temple, as I had mistakenly assumed. Part of Nara Park, it consists of numerous structures, including the Great Buddha Hall, Hokke-do ...

In this lesson, students look at the decision to build the Great Buddha and the Tōdai-ji temple complex in Nara, examining whether the decision was a good use of resources. As they do so, they use ...

This is the pond behind Todaiji Temple's Great Buddha Hall. The fallen autumn maple leaves, edged with white frost, look like works of art. As the sunlight reaches the pond, the frost disappears ...