Nara & More Delicious Food!

Today we went to the city of Nara to see the Todaji Temple, the largest wooden structure in the world. It houses a Buddha that is the size of the building - made of cast bronze along with other beautiful statues. Amazing! Here, Naoto was teaching Kyla how to properly cleanse her hands before going into the temple. Too cool!

This temple is also known for the deer surrounding it. They are everywhere and not a shy bone in their bodies! You can pet them & feed them. Long ago, they were called the Messenger of the Gods. Kyla was a bit frightened at first, but really warned up to them quickly! Check out this next photo...

Funny, right?! They even sell "deer shit" (their words not mine) as a souvenir...of course it's not real, it's chocolate covered peanuts to look like the real thing! Hah!

When we got home, we got the pleasure of making homemade gyoza (potstickers) and Okonomiaki (a really yummy pancake like food with veggies & seafood in it)! I wrote down the recipes so I can practice at home too! Yay!