Thursday, March 22, 2018

Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 6

6th Day 28/10/2017, Saturday      
  Nara Destination Duration Cost/pax
MORNING Osaka-Namba Station
Walk 9mins to Nishi-Umeda Station - Yotsubashi Line - Namba Station (7mins)  16mins ¥230
From Namba Station: Walk to Osaka-Namba Station Osaka-Namba 4 mins
Nara
From Osaka-Namba Station: Kintetsu Nara Line Rapid Exp. for KINTETSUNARA Kintetsu-Nara 38 mins ¥560
Nara Park
5-min away from Kintetsu-Nara Station. Established in 1880, it is the location of many of Nara's main attractions including Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha, Kofukuji and the Nara National Museum. The park is home to hundreds of freely roaming deer.
Isui-en Garden & Yoshiki-en
Use the underground crossings to get to the northeast corner of the Nobori-oji/Route 169. Walk from there to Isui-en Garden. If you have time, pop into the free and excellent Yoshiki-en next door.
Todai-ji Temple
Walk from Isui-en along the backstreets to Todai-ji Temple. Before entering the Daibutsu-den Hall to see the Great Buddha (Daibutsu), walk a little south to check out the Nandai-mon Gate, that lies a few hundred meters east of the Daibutsu-den, and once inside the Daibutsu-den, be sure to circle around the back and check out the pillar with the hole in the middle. Children who can squeeze through it are said to be assured of enlightenment.
 
Nigatsu-do Hall
Walk along the east wall of the Daibutsu-den and then go up the path that turns up to the right just past the small pond to reach Nigatsu-do Hall.
AFTERNOON Walk in the direction of the base of Wakakusa-yama.
Kasuga-Taisha Shrine
Follow the narrow pathways through the forest to Kasuga-Taisha Shrine.
Follow the main path from Kasuga-Taisha all the way west until you reach Kofuku-ji Temple. If you haven’t eaten lunch yet, you’ll find lots of place in the shopping streets nearby (in Downtown Naraand Naramachi)
In the afternoon, make a loop south through Naramachi, checking out Sarusawa-no-ike Pond, Koshi-no-Ie and the shops and galleries of the area.
Return to your lodgings or one of the main train stations. ¥790
last day 29/10/2017, Sunday      
  Kansai International Airport Destination Duration Cost/pax
Oct 29 MH53 KIX 9:55 AM - KUL 4:10 PM
545 Take taxi from Air BnB to Osaka Station ¥2,000 RM80.00
0612 -0720 Osaka Station - Osaka Loop Line 関空快速Kansai-Airport Platform 1 -  68mins ¥1,190 RM47.60

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