The view from the outside of the temple is awe-inspiring enough, but there's nothing like the feeling you get when you walk in and see that
daibutsu for the first time. This thing is massive, y'all. My pictures of it definitely don't do it justice. Honestly, I don't believe I've seen anything more beautiful in my life. I almost cried. This place is ancient and is real. Something as magnificent as this really exists. And I get to be here to see it. God is good.
Inside the temple there's also a post with a hole at the bottom of it that's supposed to be the size of Buddha's nose. According to legend, if you can fit through it you will have good luck for the rest of your life. Ivy tried, wriggled through it and succeeded!
It was scorching on Saturday, and instead of hopping on trains to get around like in other cities we've gone to together, the four of us walked the whole time. Naturally I was hot, sweaty, exhausted, and my feet hurt at the end of the day. But it was alright, because I got to spend the day with amazing people in a serene place, seeing things that I had never imagined I'd see.
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