JAPAN TRIP: DAY 11 Half Day Trip to Nara, Smile Burger - Kyoto
A few more posts to conclude this Japan trip series! It was a cloudy Saturday morning when we went to Nara from Kyoto. We rode the trains via Keihan Main Line & Kintetsu Kyoto Line those costed us 1,540 JPY for a return trip. It took around an hour from Kyoto to reach Nara via train. Nara (previously known as Heijo) was the first permanent capital city of Japan. As the first capital city, Nara is also known as the home of many historical treasures including some of Japan's oldest and largest temple. From the station, we planned to walk to Todaiji, one of the most famous historical temple in Japan. Upon walking from the station, we met lotsa sika deer (spotted deer / Japanese deer) which are regarded as heavenly animals in Nara. You could also meet those many vendors selling those deer biscuits to feed those deer. If you want to explore wider area in Nara, you could buy Nara Bus Pass for unlimited use of Nara Kotsu buses around Nara. It was Saturday, but the road was quite empty...