Last updated on February 13, 2012
I’ve been speaking about going to Nara for months. I finally made it one cloudy day during Golden Week. Luckily, it didn’t start to rain until late afternoon, around the time that my feet were starting to hurt. I spent a lot of time just walking around and people/nature watching. The highlights for me were Todai-ji temple and Kasuga Grand Shrine. At Todai-ji temple, I followed some Japanese down a path and found myself at a great tea ceremony where about a hundred people were having tea at any given moment, catered to by a flurry of ladies in kimono. I was happy to be part of such an unusual event.
My favorite spot in Nara was the Kasuga Grand Shrine with it’s lamps of many materials and colours. The combination of the lamps flanking the entrances and the wisteria above gave the place a mystical feeling. I felt obligated to get my fortune (especially since they were available in English). Apparently, I’m going to have a year of great good luck! I’m expecting it to start any moment now.
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