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Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 03:45:29
The main buildings of the Tōdai-ji. Gate and surrounding wall in the foreground, the roof of the main hall visible behind and above it. Those small birds you can see? Those are not sparrows or the like. Nor doves. Those are crows.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 03:42:50
The outer gate of the Tōdai-ji in all its glory. It's a massive structure, all built of wood. But pales in size compared to the actual temple.

Please excuse the slightly crooked view. Deer were coming.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 03:40:38
It is wise to always carry some of the cookies on you while you're in the park. Because as soon as you stay still for just a moment, they'll presume you want to feed them and come after you. And they can be quite persistent. My brother had to hurry with most of these photos, even though I was distracting any oncoming deer with cookies.
We also ran out once near the end of being interviewed by a tv team and had to walk stiffly for several dozen meters until the deer gave up.

In the background is the outer gate of the Tōdai-ji, with the temple proper behind. Better views on both to follow.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 03:35:44
That being said, even the deer at Nara sometimes just want their peace and enjoy the evening sun. Like this particular example here taking it way easy.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 03:34:40
Feeding another deer. This one asked for food by bowing her head. This particular method being the reason for people saying that the Nara deer are the most polite deer in all of Japan, if not the world.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 03:32:47
Ah, the deer of Nara Park. They are selling specially prepared cookies to be fed to them all around the park. And it is actually prohibited to feed them anything else, out of (well grounded) fear for their health.

What you've just missed here is a few seconds prior, as he tried to convince me to feed him by bumping his head against me several times. One of three different begging tactics I ran across in the park.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 03:29:40
The pagoda of Kōfuku-ji, right next to and a bit higher than the pond. The temple, one of several in and around Nara Park, marks its western end.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 01:48:49
Same day but a short train ride with the JR Nara Line later. The Sarusawa Pond on the outskirts of Nara Park.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 01:12:11
Walking down the other of the twin paths back towards the main shrine.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag, 29. Januar 2016 um 01:08:41
The bamboo grove to the side of the main path that I've mentioned in an earlier commentary. It's amazing how the whole atmosphere changes with the plants within only a few steps.