Today, we headed out to the little town of Uji first. The most spectacular building there is the Byōdō-in temple, but we really liked the Kōshō-ji as well.

Next stop was Nara, known for its temples and shrines, but also for its tame deer that eat right out of the tourists’ hands. The main building there is the Tōdai-ji, the biggest wooden building in the world with a 15-metre-tall bronze Buddha inside. We’ve already seen this temple twice, a third time would be too much of a good thing. Instead, we visited the Kasuga Taisha with its hundreds of lanterns.