Kofuku-ji

Kofuku-ji is listed as one of the key temple complexes in the Nara UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although comprising a number of halls and pagodas, it is the five-storied pagoda which dominates the site and which can be seen from numerous vantage points in each direction and from a range of distances; perhaps most popular is that from the pond below which is further enhanced by the dozens of turtles sitting round or floating lazily to the great amusement of children and tourists alike.