You wanna be burial mound. (No, it's not pronounced that way.)

They turned this fountain off just as I was getting out my camera.

Unlike most employees-only doors, which are off multiple limits, this one is only off a single limit.

Deer.

Deer.

Deer.

Me, feeding deer. (Lisa and I took pictures with each other's cameras of each other feeding the deer, but didn't think to get pictures of each other on our own cameras.)

Me, continuing to feed deer.

Deer.

Deer.

Approaching the five-story pagoda of Kofuku-ji (a temple).

A stage-like area where musical performances, martial arts demonstrations, etc. are held.

The pagoda.

The upper reaches of said pagoda.

Deer on the temple grounds.

Approaching the main temple.

Altar at the temple.

The temple bell.

Don't toll a temple bell. (Is "toll" a transitive verb?)

Monk tending a fire.

A small fountain.

The fountain is operated by this dragon.

Another temple building through the trees.

Deer chillin' at the roadside.

Hyoshitsu Jinja, which oddly means Icehouse Shrine.

Shrine pond.

Deer chillin' by the pond.

Path to the shrine.

The pond is covered with lily pads or something.

Entrance to the shrine.

Inside the shrine with flash.

Inside the shrine without flash.

Deer chillin' outside the Nara National Museum.

Deer chillin' in the street.

The first gate at Todai-ji (meaning Eastern Great Temple).

Oni to the left.

Oni to the right.

Approaching the temple.

Large pond.

Entrance gate to the temple grounds.

Todai-ji as seen through the gate.

Zoomed in.

Todai-ji across the yard.

It's really big.

Almost there.

Not exactly sure what this is.

The doorway.

The Daibutsu (Great Buddha). The pictures really do not convey how huge he is (about 50 feet tall).

Another shot of Daibutsu.

A secondary buddha.

Daibutsu from the front.

Closeup.

From the side.

Another oni.

A model of Todai-ji's original form.

An attempt to show the size of the space by photographing the ceiling.

If you fit through this space, you'd fit in Daibutsu's nostril. (We don't.)

Another secondary buddha (there's one on each side).

A golden... thing.

Approaching the Nigatsudo Shrine.

Shrine foliage.

Small waterfall.

You can see Todai-ji from there.

Another elevated shot.

Something in the distance. Not sure what.

Deer chillin' at the shrine.

A fountain.

An altar.

Entrance to a garden.

Back to Todai-ji, where there's a giant bell.

"Check out that bell. Man, that sucker's huge."

Torii, I guess belonging to Nigatsudo.

Koi pond.

Another large pond.

Deer fountain at Kasuga.

Approaching the Kasuga Grand Shrine.

Fuku no kami 12 yashiro meguri MAP. (I think that means "Gods of fortune twelve-shrine tour... MAP.")

Don't touch LANTERNS.

Neat-looking tree.

Shrine doorway.

Shrine walkway, featuring LANTERNS.

Torii.

I don't know what these are.

Shrine.

Vine.

Shrine.

Sign.

Possessed deer!

Ravine.

I used my camera's magical time-accelerating power (known as the "flash") to take a picture of the same ravine at night.

"Mystery Zone." I bought this and got a Diet Coke. I guess it's random.

We don't know for sure what temple or shrine this pond area belongs to, but we suspect Todai-ji.

It's a nice place.

Boats.

Deer chillin' by the pond.

Gazebo-like thang.

A distant goose, again photographed at night via magical time acceleration.

This koi appears to be checking whether he likes air.

Koi.

At the gazebo thang.

Awkward stairway.

A herd of deer across the street.

When we returned, the fountain was on.

A hand chair, seen in yet another covered shopping street next to the station.

This isn't real tape, it's a parody of tape.

This isn't a real market, it's a parody of a market. (I have no idea what this means.)