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The image is of the Great Buddha and a group of adorably chapeaued schoolchildren at the Todai-ji Temple in Nara.
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Did you get pulled through the pillar there? It's neat!
(Also I am reminded of the conflicting feelings - I dislike the militarization of children/groups that the Japanese do with uniforms and hierarchy, but... I like that they get encouraging and funding to be traipsed around to all these places that can give a better understanding of their culture)
The scale of that temple, when viewed from a football field away, is just unreal. Screws with your visual perception.
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