Taiko drumming!

It's a good thing this guy was hot,

because it was pretty cold that day.

This is just the *gate* to the temple.

A wooden demon sculpture to guard the gate.

The largest wooden structure in the world.

Hi!

It almost doesn't look all that large until there are some people in front of it.

The central image.

The light streamed into the temple.

Our fortunes.

Models showed what the original (larger!) building looked like.

If a part of your body ails you, rub the spot on this statue and then on yourself; it is supposed to heal.

Down the steps of the temple toward the gate.

We climbed the hill and looked down toward Nara...

... and wandered back as night fell.

Ah, translation. We did not visit "The Prick Room."