Still less than a week since I have been in Japan and my adventures continue. Since my last update I traveled via the bullet train to Nagoya where I saw the magnificent Nagoya Castle at night and had hitsumabushi for dinner. I spent the night at my Japanese friend’s house and the next morning we left for Kyoto via the bullet train again and had breakfast while waiting, of course the densha otaku (train geek) inside me does carwheels everytime I see, hear or go inside the Shinkansen. We arrived in Kyoto, checked into our hotel and then we were off to Nara which is less than an hour away by train. The 3 main stops were Todaiji Temple, Kofukuji Temple and a Museum showcasing national treasures. While at the Todaiji temple I LOST MY JAPAN RAIL PASS which was found by a student and returned to me – unbelievable details of this coming in a separate blog post and video. Super tired after a long day and lots of walking we returned to Kyoto had okonomiyaki for dinner and retired for some well needed rest and relaxation.
Today is Sunday and it’s all about exploring Kyoto! Thanks for reading and remember to follow me on twitter for updates @Jamaipanese and like my Facebook page! Short video embedded above and a couple photos below.
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More pics!!! I want video of the places!! More ! More! MOre! .. Congrats though I’m so happy for you 😀 [jamaica]
lots more when I get back to home bass in Jamaica
I’m confused. do sleep at the same place every night? or have you been going back and forth by train?
No, I am recapping my travels, from Yokohama (Jamaican friend) to Nagoya (Japanese friend), then to Kyoto (hotel), then to Nara, the Back to Kyoto (hotel). I can understand how it can be confusing though, lots of travelling in short time. future blog posts will break it down so i hope you will check them out
Now that’s a bullet indeed
So glad you had the “losing a precious thing and getting it returned to you in Japan” experience already 🙂
Bring me back an Asian sensation! [japan]
how fast is di bullet train?
I LOVE okonomiyaki! Glad you tried it! As for the rest of the food you tried, you’re the better one because I wouldn’t do it! But I went against everything i stand for and had chicken foot soup in JA so I guess that’s equivalent LOL.