It was rush hour/peak time when we got there, with everyone going to work. WE had to walk through the crown, which wasn't as difficult as it looked. We had no problems with people bumping into us, and when they did, we both said sorry (su mi ma sen), bowed politely, and moved on. Not once, did I have a problem with carrying around a large suitcase (except for when I had to carry it up and down stairs - until I got back to Korea that is, more about that in another blog post).
My ticket from Namba to Nara.
On the train. I noticed that the trains in Japan, have more space than the trains in Korea (which is good *^^*).
We met Noriko at Kintetsu Nara station, found the locker area, and put all our stuff in there (600 yen for the biggest locker), and then proceeded to find some breakfast.
Just at one of the exits of Kintetsu Nara, was the Higashi-muki Arcade. Shopping malls are great in Japan. They're big enough to walk though, even when they're busy. They're clean (with no rubbish and bad smells), and people have no problem with speaking English with you (unlike many Koreans who work in stores), and if they don't speak English, they will try to help you as much as they can.
There were a few cafes in the arcade, so we got some "morning", which is what this style of dish is called in Japan. One thing I found about Japanese food, that even though the food servings seem small, they are quite filling.
After breakfast, we walked along the street, with our main destination being Todai-Ji, a large temple, that has a hage bronze Buddha statue. But before we got there, we encountered some of the friendly natives.
After dealing with the deer (Daisuke got a few antlers in the back while he was holding the snacks *^^*), we made it to Todai-ji. I got my fortune told (in a way). You pay some money (i think it was 100 or 200 yen), and you shake a box, (which has a small hole in the lid), and after shaking, you get a small stick out, which has a number on it. With that number, the guy gets your your fortune paper. The first two numbers I got (one of them was 5, not sure of the other) wern't all that good... so, third time lucky, I got a good number. *^^*
After being blown away by the bronze buddah, it was time to walk back to the arcade, to find some lunch. Koreans, and people in Korea, will know of 돈가스 (Dongas - prok cutlet), but it originally came from Japan. After eating Japanese 돈가스, Korea copied it in a pretty bad way.
We walked though the arcade, and found a "one coin store" or a 100 yen store (like a $2 shop, or a 천원샵), and picked up a few things. We then found a pond, with fish and turtles, and made our way to Kofuju-ji Five Storey Pagoda (via a small temple).
It was getting on a bit, so we headed back to Kintetsu Nara station, and got the train for Kyoto.
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