Yakushi Nyorai has been venerated since the Nara period as a Buddha who "saves from suffering in this world, right now." The medicine jar (yakubo) in the left hand is the key identifying feature, with the triad arrangement of Yakushi flanked by Nikko and Gakko Bodhisattvas. This article introduces a half-day pilgrimage route through Nara's finest Yakushi Buddha masterpieces at Yakushiji, Shinyakushiji, Horyuji, and Kofukuji.