Nara; After visiting Todaiji.. What else is good to see?

Question

I'll be there for 2 days during Obon (so I expect it'll be busy) and I'll be driving my car so I can get into the countyside easily.

So... After visiting Todaiji (big buddha and crazy deer)... What else is good to see?

Answer 1

Horyuji is more ancient than Todaiji. So that's the first recommendation I can think of, though that doesn't guarantee it's not as boring as any other temple in Japan.

If you go to Todaiji, don't miss Gakko-Bosatsu and Nikko-Bosatsu in Sangatu-do (March Dome).

Created by immigrants from Korea more than a thousand years ago, they are often reputed to be even more beautiful than the statue of Aphrodite in Greece.

Gakko-Bosatsu (image):

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=...

Answer 2

Kofukuji and Horyuji are also worth visiting.