Nikko Nara

... spend with them.<br><br>-----<br>NIGHT #2:<br><br>Our second, and final, night was spent with Haruna, a 21 year old college student. Her loft apartment was very small, but she graciously hosted us. We were very thankful. She gave us a guided tour of the old city, plus threw an autentic takoyaki (octopus balls - no, not those kind!) party for us! How's that for native flare! We enjoyed talking about travel, language, music, and ...

... to the historic site. No 2 bus going there and No 1 bus to come back to the station. Just have to make sure you have enough coins to pay the bus driver though.<br><br> We first arrived at the majestic Todaiji. Along the way, you can see a lot of deers hanging around, waiting to be fed by the visitors with biscuits sold over there. <br><br> One word of caution though, make sure you do not let the deers get ...

... Niet te filmen hoe de vuilnis hier wordt opgehaald! 1 mannetje stuurt de vrachtwagen (een klein karretje) 2 mannen/jongens rennen vooruit naar de volgende 2 bergen afval. Bij de eerste berg staat de eerst man in te laden. Als die klaar is heeft die tijd om langs de tweede berg (met man) naar de derde berg te rennen. Een soort van estafette eigenlijk. Wat een hondenbaan! En wat moet je fit zijn om die baan uit te oefenen! (Wij ...

... been turned into a museum.<br><br>And that's where the town of Nara comes into play. Nara, is a 'small town' by Japanese standards, and would have gone unnoticed if it weren't for the fact that it holds the largest wooden structure in the world; Todaiji Temple. But the real kicker is that its the longest surviving wooden structure in Japan. Way back when, the Japanese constructed all of their Temples, Shrines and Castles out of wood. Everything was made of wood. Of course, that ...

... s one swingin' getup. The entire, crowded little street is surrounded by enormous neon lights *nd signs th*t seem to stretch on forever - gi*nt LCD displ*y screens fl*shing *dvertisements, loudspe*kers pl*ying music *nd b*rking b*rg*ins *nd even gi*nt mech*nic*l moving cr*bs were pl*stered w*ll to w*ll, *ll competing with one *nother to see which could gr*b your *ttention, not to mention w*llet, the most. Amongst the pl*ces we explored w*s * p*rticul*rly interesting est*blishment we were ...

... from the Mount*in to get fed. You know, monkeys do NOTHING, but fight, e*t *nd poo. But for some re*son, you c*n spend hours just w*tching how they inter*ct *nd be endlessly entert*ined by their cr*zy shen*****ns.<br><br>Next up were the 'Nine Hells', * series of n*tur*l hot springs which h*ve (unfortun*tely) been turned into somewh*t of * themed *musement p*rk. There's * 'Demon Hell', *n 'Anim*l Hell' with * Hippo *nd * re*lly s*d looking Eleph*nt *nd even ...

... blighters beseiging a wooden hut at the top of the hill. Three or four eldery monkeys sat outside taking in the rays but the real action was around the hut and we soon discovered why. Clinging to the wire mesh the simians were there for a damn good feed and all that was needed was a packet of peanuts to get near the action. Every gent stuck a hand into the hut begging for sustinance and their faces looked like mine every Tuesday as I counted down the minutes until the ...

have no fear...another adventure is here! i know the last update was kind of lame but i know my mom will love it, so she knows where i am at all times and what kind of trouble i`m getting myself into! well...i`m at it again. only this time it`s more exciting to read about...i hope! to start off, i had an awesome day with my buddy kan, who is about an hour forty minutes by train from my place. first of all, lemme just say that today was the hottest day of my ...