Nara

This basically sums up Nara.  Laugh!
This deer was waiting outside the store, don't buy things from outside displays in Nara.
The largest wooden building i've ever seen.  It houses the Doubutsu (Great Buddha).
A fuzzy picture of the Doubutsu.
This scary-looking statue is outside.  Supposedly if you rub him and then rub the corresponding part on your body it won't hurt anymore.  I tried it on my elbow (I banged in really hard at the hostel) it didn't work, but elbow bruises are hard to fix.