<p>An "Onigawara", a ridge-end roofing tile with the design of a devil's face, placed in the Great Buddha Hall</p>

An "Onigawara", a ridge-end roofing tile with the design of a devil's face, placed in the Great Buddha Hall (Photo: Keigetsu Watanabe)

Faces in Todaiji Temple in Nara

Be sure to see them, in addition to the Great Buddha

Keigetsu Watanabe Sep 21, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>An "Onigawara", a ridge-end roofing tile with the design of a devil's face, placed in the Great Buddha Hall</p>

<p>Head of Zouchoten, Virudhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings</p>

<p>Statue of Koumokuten, Virupaksa, one of the Four Heavenly Kings</p>

<p>Relief work of Bodhisattva on a big lantern in front of the Great Buddha Hall</p>

<p>A gate colored dark leading to the Great Buddha Hall</p>

<p>The statue of the Great Buddha. It's almost impossible to express how significant his presence is in this two-dimensional photo...</p>

<p>The Great Buddha Hall</p>

Todaiji Temple is one of the most famous temples in Japan. It is a wonderful place to visit and its main highlight is the Great Buddha of Nara.

However, in addition to the amazing size of the Buddha, we can find many other impressive and beautiful figures here. If you visit in the early morning, before 9:00, it will be less crowded (I visited in August 2014, during the off-season).

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Keigetsu Watanabe

Keigetsu Watanabe @keigetsu.watanabe

Japanese contemporary calligrapher in Tokyo. Began studying Japanese calligraphy (shodo) at childhood. Certified as a Japanese calligraphy master in 2005 and 2012.