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# Nara

From [The Oldest Temples In The World](https://listium.com/@nalandar/15953/the-oldest-temples-in-the-world)  
By [Nalanda Robson (@nalandar)](https://listium.com/@nalandar)

List stats: 175 views · 0 likes  
Published 20 June 2017 · Updated 21 June 2017

Category: travel / japan

- Temple: Todaiji
- Year built: 8th Century
- Years old: 2000 years+
- History: -
- Image (field 6): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/gizbrr2h54gvnvd4pom2.jpg)
- Must See: The Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden)
- Image (field 9): ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hfnd0ti1ijbbv55egf2z.jpg)
- Rating: +2
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Inside is what I believe to be Japan's largest Buddha statue. There are also some other very intricate statues inside.","time":1497498849},{"author\_name":"Alvaro Andres Cristancho Castro","author\_url":"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/117435212074018917786/reviews","language":"en","profile\_photo\_url":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Alij-KC694Y/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAACNg/tgTfvEqqYbs/s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba1/photo.jpg","rating":5,"relative\_time\_description":"in the last week","text":"Todai-ji Temple it´s one of the best sights seens in Japan, You could find it in the middle of a beautiful park full of gardens and nature, It's an amazing experience to go there, aditional that Nara it´s a Beautiful City, The Todaij-ji inspires peace and a beautiful conection with nature.","time":1497520935}\],"scope":"GOOGLE","types":\["place\_of\_worship","point\_of\_interest","establishment"\],"url":"https://maps.google.com/?cid=17911005107283377295","utc\_offset":540,"vicinity":"４０６−１ Zoshicho, Nara","website":"http://www.todaiji.or.jp/","html\_attributions":\[\],"searchTerm":"Todaiji Temple, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan"}