Todaiji Temple is a World Heritage Site. We encounter cats—and also deer—who live at the temple. One cat keeps an eye on his owner's pickle shop. Another cat enjoys listening to flute music.

NARA--Todaiji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will partially ease COVID-19 restrictions and reopen the Shunie torch-bearing ceremony to the public during the main event from March 1 to 14.

Temple officials plan to allow visitors to take a virtual ... It is still considered on a par with the World Heritage sites of Todaiji and Kofukuji temples in Nara. Many houses now stand on ...