Koka is a small town that most tourists skip, but I wanted to go since it’s also known as “ninja town”. Unknowingly, there was a ninja festival while I was there, which was an extra bonus. There weren’t any apparent celebrations with parades or floats, but there were stuffed ninja placed around the village, hiding from the […]
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Nara
Nara is a small and cute town, famous for its deer park, where you can hand feed gentle deer, the 2nd tallest Buddha statue in Japan (15 meters), and an assortment of beautiful temples and shrines. I met some Americans living in Switzerland on the train ride from Osaka to Nara, and we ended up spending the […]
Osaka
I’ve been negligent with recent activity because I have been completely enthralled by Japan. It’s already been 12 days, and each day is filled with wonder, puzzles, delicious food and beauty. It was very important to be in Japan in early April, for the cherry blossoms, and they are more beautiful than I imagined. The […]