NARA--Todaiji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will partially ease COVID-19 restrictions and reopen the Shunie torch-bearing ceremony to the public during the main event from March 1 to 14.

The temple has been designated as a World Heritage site. Commanding the northern end of Nara Park is Todai-ji Temple, established on the order of Emperor Shomu in the eighth century. The temple's ...

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The male deer ... Todaiji is a popular attraction. It houses the largest bronze statue of Buddha in the world, weighing about 270kg. Also, the second tallest wooden pagoda in Japan is at Kofukuji ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...

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In the years leading up to its opening, special exhibitions had been held 18 times from 1875 in the corridors of Todaiji temple’s Great Buddha Hall and at other venues in Nara to showcase ...

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the bowing deer of Nara. Beyond these cute residents is a collection of cultural and heritage sites that shouldn’t be missed. Be sure to visit the Great Buddha at Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine ...

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