Took a side trip down to Nara on April 9:
On the platform at the JR Nara train station.
The inside of the Nara train station.
The deer that roam around freely in Nara are wild. They are,
however, not beyond harassing people for food handouts, as this
visitor is discovering.
More deer. Wish I had my AR-15 rifle with me... 
The Todaiji Temple at Nara. This building is supposedly the
largest wooden structure in the world. Don't ask me what the bloke
in the foreground is doing.
The Daibutsu (Buddha statue) housed within the main building.
The statue is made entirely of bronze. Please pardon the graininess
of the image; it was taken under extremely poor lighting
conditions.
The smaller statue next to the Daibutsu.
These two guys don't look particularly happy...
The Todaiji temple grounds. I did a bit of colour enhancement on
this shot--hope it turned out okay.
Another shot of the temple grounds.
