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Nara: Tōdai-ji & the Deer

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Nara: Tōdai-ji & the Deer

45 min on the Kintetsu line. The Great Buddha hall is one of the largest wooden buildings on earth, and the park deer bow for crackers (then mug you). Doable in half a day; add Kasuga Taisha's lantern paths if staying longer.

Photo: Pöllö, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5).

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  • Day Trips

    Easy escapes under an hour out — Nara's deer, Uji's matcha, the Kurama-Kibune ridge.