Day 11 Part 1: Osaka Castle and the Great Buddha in Nara

 We are in Osaka Area 

9-10:30  Visit  Osaka Castle

12-1  Eat lunch at Nara

1-3pm Visit The Great Buddha Nara

Emma:he castle was so beautiful and learning all about Osaka’s history was so interesting.

Lilah:The Osaka Castle was so beautiful and full of history, it still feels unreal that people from so long ago walked where we did, they even had the original scripts of writing in the museum!

 Eric:this morning at the castle was very beautiful and relaxing. The hills were way too steep but the views at the top were definitely worth it.

Ben:Osaka castle was such a fascinating historical landmark with rich history and cultural significance

Txuj Ci :Osaka Castle was massive and just walking up to the building took 10 minutes. The inside of it was extremely impressive with the massive history this place holds as well as all of the records that were stored there.

We are in Nara!

Todai-ji Temple's Daibutsuden ("Great Buddha Hall") is an impressive wooden structure, measuring about 57 meters wide, 50 meters deep, and 48 meters tall, and is renowned as one of the largest wooden buildings in the world. Although the current hall, rebuilt in the Edo period, is still massive, it was even larger when originally constructed.

At the back right of the Great Buddha Hall, behind the giant Buddha statue, there's a pillar with a hole said to be the size of the Buddha's nostril.