Todaiji - Nara
Located in the vicinity of Nara Park in central Nara, Nara Prefecture in Japan, Tōdai-ji ( 東大寺 , Eastern Great Temple ) or simply Todaiji is the largest wooden structure in the world today. Todaiji Todaiji History Tōdaiji 's history could be traced back to the year 728 during the reign of Emperor Sh ō mu. During that time Nara was still the capital of Japan . Todaiji - Nara City, Nara Prefecture Todaiji eventually became the head temple of all provincial Buddhist temples of Japan . It is also the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The Nandaimon or Great Southern Gate The temple is popularly known as the home of the largest statue of Buddha in Japan . It is known as the Great Buddha of Nara or the Nara Daibutsu . According to legends, millions of people (more than 2 million according to existing records) helped in the construction of the Great Buddha. Aside from that tons of bronze were also used in the project (probably draining the treasury