VIDEO: A big squeeze at Todai-Ji 東大寺, Great Temple in Nara

Apparently you can earn 10 years good luck and a place secured in paradise for passing through a hole in one of the pillars that hold up the great temple of Todai-Ji. After seeing endless numbers of children secure their fortune I decided that it was my turn. It also happened to be my Birthday, so what's the worst that could happen?

The Great Eastern Temple, Todai-Ji, the largest wooden building in the world.

The Big Buddha, built of copper and towering 15 metres high.

The hole in the pillar is said to be the same size as one of the Daibutsu's (Giant Buddhas) nostrils.

Tōdai-ji (東大寺, Tōdai-ji?, meaning the Eastern Great Temple), is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden), reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, houses a colossal bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as the Daibutsu (大仏). The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara," together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely. Wiki