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In early Japan every time the emperor changed he made a new capital. At some
point they realized this was too expensive so it was decided to make Nara
the "permanent" capital. That status didn't last too long, 70 years later
the capital changed to Kyoto but before it changed many beautiful temples were
built in Nara. The temples are scattered around Nara Park, but before you
reach the temples you're bound to run into the deer. A story I heard was that
in ancient times if someone killed a deer in Nara then they had to commit
seppuku (a painful form of suicide).
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Once you've made it past the deer you'll see the oldest wooden pagoda left in
the world.
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Another notable item is the Daibutsu,
largest bronze Buddha statue in the world,
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