Japan 2018 Day 6: Osaka & Nara
DAY 6: 27 NOV 2018
There were many stalls selling fresh seafood.
We walked around to compare prices before deciding on the stall to patronise.
We snagged the box of uni for 2,000 yen and a plate of assorted sashimi for 1,500 yen.
If you are not interested in raw food, there are a few stalls selling cooked food like unagi.
However, the options are indeed limited.
We also bought Kyuho grapes and persimmon from a supermarket located within the market.
This is one of the affordable ways to try out Japanese fruits.
The Kyuho grapes cost 780 yen and each persimmon costs 168 yen.
With our tummies filled, we took the Kinetsu-Nara line to Nara station.
It was a 40 minutes ride and we arrived in Nara at around 11am.
To be honest, the only place I wanted to visit was Nara park.
A tourist map is available at the train station which is great for those who have no clue
what Nara has to offer.
There were a few famous temples which we could visit.
However, we were really tired of temple visits.
Therefore, we just wandered around the vicinity near the train station and Nara Park!
Nara Park was where I headed to upon exiting the train station.
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| Nara Park |
Another day of adventure awaits!
I planned for a day trip to Nara today, but first, we visited Kuromon market for brunch.
Kuromon market is the Osaka's version of Tsukiji market.
This is the place to get your fix of fresh seafood!
Kuromon market was a 15 minutes' walk from our hotel and it is near Nipponbashi station.
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| Kuromon Market |
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| Uni and tuna sashimi |
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| Assorted sashimi |
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| Snow crab legs |
We walked around to compare prices before deciding on the stall to patronise.
We snagged the box of uni for 2,000 yen and a plate of assorted sashimi for 1,500 yen.
If you are not interested in raw food, there are a few stalls selling cooked food like unagi.
However, the options are indeed limited.
We also bought Kyuho grapes and persimmon from a supermarket located within the market.
This is one of the affordable ways to try out Japanese fruits.
The Kyuho grapes cost 780 yen and each persimmon costs 168 yen.
With our tummies filled, we took the Kinetsu-Nara line to Nara station.
It was a 40 minutes ride and we arrived in Nara at around 11am.
To be honest, the only place I wanted to visit was Nara park.
A tourist map is available at the train station which is great for those who have no clue
what Nara has to offer.
There were a few famous temples which we could visit.
However, we were really tired of temple visits.
Therefore, we just wandered around the vicinity near the train station and Nara Park!
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| Just chilling |
A few hundred metres ahead, we saw our first deer, chilling by the side of the pavement.
A little further up, there was an open field with many deers baking in the sun.
Without any hesitation, I bought some deer biscuits for 150 yen!
Do remember not to hold all the biscuits as the deers tend to be aggressive
when they see the biscuits.
They will bite your shirts or use their heads to nudge you for more.
So I hid most of biscuits in my bag and only held 2 biscuits at a time.
The herd of deers I met were older compared to the ones I met at the park itself.
Although the older deers may be scarier, they know how to bow for the treats!
I had so much fun feeding this herd of deers.
Once you run out of biscuits on hand, do show your palms to the deer.
This implies that you have no more food for them and they will not chase you for more.
Done with our first herd, we walked towards an empty bench in front of an open field
to have our fruits.
We managed to finish the grapes in peace.
However, while indulging in our persimmon (it's huge by the way),
a deer came towards us from afar and wanted a taste of our persimmon.
We hid the persimmons from its sight when it was right in front of us but it was so greedy!
The deer chased my brother around the field for quite some time before it gave up.
The experience was a little scary but now that I think of it, it is actually quite funny!
We knew we were at Nara Park when we spotted a massive crowd and lots of deers.
The deers here are more aggressive than the ones we met earlier.
But I had an enjoyable time with them yet again.
And the views here are stunning due to the autumn colours!
I have never expected it to be that gorgeous.
Highly recommend you to visit Kansai during peak autumn!
We then explored the shopping arcade next to the train station and chanced upon
this famous mochi shop!
Worth the hype indeed.
Like all Japanese shopping arcades, there were many intricate shops to explore.
We chanced upon this kakigori shop called, House Kibaco (ほうせき箱).
It was seriously a hidden gem!
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| Kakigori with persimmon, yoghurt and honey |
We sat right in front of the kitchen and we could watch how our kakigori was made.
I have had kakigori in Singapore, but this was at a whole new level!
The white layer on the outside is yoghurt which was really good with the shaved ice.
Hidden in the middle were sliced persimmon.
Although we drizzled honey all around the kakigori, the overall taste was not too sweet
and I savoured every single bit till the bowl was empty.
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| Cheese hot dog |
We headed back to Namba before the sky turned dark.
Our second last night in Osaka and we decided to queue for the famous cheese hot dog
located by the river.
For 300 yen, I got myself the mozzarella version and it was really good!
The stall tend to sell out by 7.30pm so it's best for you to go early to avoid disappointment.
That's it for day 6 (:
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Click here for our Day 7 & 8 adventures
or retrace our steps here for our Day 5 adventures!
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