Cruisin' the world together: Nara, Japan

Nara, Japan

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Kyoto Station To Nara

Nara Station

The next morning, we took the Shinkansen again and headed to Kyoto. After which, we transferred to a line that went to Nara. We rode to the first train that came and we only realized that the train we took was not a rapid as it stopped at every station. It took us more than an hour to reach Nara. It was very cold that day in Nara, maybe around 10 degrees Celsius. The Nara station was of wooden type style which was kind of rustic. The Nara Park is around 30 minutes by walking from the station. Walking to Nara Park is good as you will see and enjoy all the small shops that sell souvenirs, beauty products, clothes, tea, and also parlors and restaurants. Around Nara Park you will see many deers just roaming around.

NARA PARK

Albert had lots of fun with the deers. I told him that the deers were friendly. At first, he was too excited and he wanted to chase the deers.

Deers at Nara Park

NARA WITH THE DEERS

Kasuga Shrine
This important Shinto shrine was founded in 768 and is filled with over 3,000 bronze and stone lanterns.

Kofukuji
This temple has two pagodas, one of which is the second-highest in Japan. Many Buddhist statues and artworks are on display in the Treasure House.

Nara National Museum
Opened in 1895, this museum houses many pieces of Buddhist art plus temple artifacts and archaeological finds from local tombs and sutra mounds.

Todaiji
Founded when Nara was the capital, Todaiji was the head temple of all provincial temples in Japan. It is home to the largest Buddha statue in Japan, which weighs 250 tons.

Nara Street

The scenery around Nara Park is very pleasant. We had a simple lunch at Nara Park. Then we walked back to Nara Station and took a train back to Kyoto. At Kyoto we took JR train to the nearest station to castle. We walked around 1.5 km and sad to say we, they were already closed when we reached the entrance.