We stopped for a coffee ‘n cake.

Someone had to eat it.

This is actually the public toilet.

Jōkyōji Main Hall.

As you may guess, this is the Five-Story Pagoda. (The Three-Story Pagoda was behind me.)

A little more detail of the Tokon-do Hall with the Five-Story Pagoda.

Nan’endō (South octagonal hall). Around the corner from the Three-Story Pagoda. Note the wisteria floribunda on the right.

The kangaroos here are different. Eating habits the same.

Great place for kiddies.

Yes this place got a big gong as well but at least they put up a decent sign.

This is the big one, the Tōdai-ji Temple. The building here is the Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall).

Some detail of the exterior woodwork.

The building is big to fit in this.

Hard to get a decent photo inside and hard to give a real impression of its size. When you are there, the side angle really shows its size as it is not a flat sculpture as the front-on shots may suggest.

There were a couple of other large statues inside — and the tourist shop.

View from the other side.

As for most historical wooden buildings in Japan, the Daibutsuden has been damaged and rebuilt over the centuries. The original building here was apparently much wider.

I didn’t bother trying to get a decent photo but the two generals inside the front gate were also enormous.