To wrap up our Obon holiday, we went to Nara to see a beautiful Buddhist temple and pet some extremely tame deer, called Sika deer, that are believed to be messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion. We fed the deer special deer cookies and then we all cleaned off our shoes before we got in the car!
To wrap up our last day of holiday, we went into Nagoya and visited Nagoya-jo (castle). This is a resconstructed castle, as it was destroyed in WWII, and you can see the Nagoya skyline nicely from the top. 
When we picked up Kelso and his friend Beamer from the kennel, they felt just like we did after Obon. Wow, time for a nap after all that sightseeing!
Todai-ji is a beautiful Buddhist temple, home to the Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall), which is the largest wooden structure in the world. This temple was built in the 700's, but after some fires, wars, and earthquakes, the current building is from the 1700's.
The Great Buddha is one of the world's largest bronze structures. It weighs about 500 metric tonnes, which I'm pretty sure is a lot! The Buddha is 15 meters tall and is quite an impressive site in person.
The Great Buddha is one of the world's largest bronze structures. It weighs about 500 metric tonnes, which I'm pretty sure is a lot! The Buddha is 15 meters tall and is quite an impressive site in person.
Outside the temple there are the Nio guardians.
To wrap up our last day of holiday, we went into Nagoya and visited Nagoya-jo (castle). This is a resconstructed castle, as it was destroyed in WWII, and you can see the Nagoya skyline nicely from the top.
As the day started getting cloudy and a storm seemed to be approaching, we checked out Oasis 21 in the Sakae neighborhood and there is the TV tower in the background. For some reason TV towers are sightseeing locations here in Japan:)
When we picked up Kelso and his friend Beamer from the kennel, they felt just like we did after Obon. Wow, time for a nap after all that sightseeing!
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