We have not done much sightseeing in Osaka. Once again Osaka is a huge city and we are staying in a skyscraper hotel which after the small county inns is disappointing.
Today we visited Nara which was the capital before Kyoto. As it was Sunday it was very busy with families bringing their children to the temple for blessings. Japanese families bring babies at three months old and also their small children. The girls are aged three and seven and the boys are aged five. Families give thanks to the gods for the children continued good health. The children were dressed in their best kimonos for the occasion. This festival is called the 7,5 and 3 festival or in Japanese Shichi, Go, San.
The Todiji temple houses a large bronze Buddha is the largest wooden building in the world and is part of a large temple complex. Outside the temple there were traditional dancers and musicians.
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