Todai-ji
is really Tōdai-ji Great Buddha Hall, Nara, Nara
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The great temple of Nara, its huge hall seen across the temple grounds.
The real place
In the game's time the Great Buddha Hall was actually in ruins: it burned in 1567 in a battle between warlords, and the bronze Buddha sat in the open for over a century. The hall in the photo was finished in 1709, about a third smaller than the original, and is still one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
Visiting
Walk through Nara Park from Kintetsu Nara station, past the deer. Inside, look for the pillar with a hole said to be the size of the Buddha's nostril.
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