NARA
Nara deer- not as friendly as Miyajima
Spoiler **Japan bubbles will be busted**
After Hiroshima, our energy started to fade. It's the halfway part of our trip and after the driving, sightseeing, waking up at random early times, and just not getting enough sleep is starting to take its toll. But we move on to Kansai, the traditional Japan. I appreciated what I saw in Nara, Kyoto, and Osaka, but as a resident who has traveled most of Japan, I am starting to see past the "rose-tinted" glasses of the serenity of the temples and the "must see" attractions. Unfortunately, a temple is a temple. Sad to say, but true. I would probably have enjoyed seeing the temples, but to get to the temples, one must pass seas of vendors, numerous Starbucks, temples selling their charms, and loud foreigners trying to get a picture with the local deer by feeding it and screaming when the deer decide to eat their jacket when not fed. Actually, it is a very entertaining thing to see. Even in Nara, home to complete Japanese history and the largest wooden temple which houses the largest golden Buddha, the tour ended with postcards, keychains, T-shirts, and candies being sold IN the temple. It felt like that story of Jesus going in the temple to see the people disgracing it by selling local goods. It felt dirty and offensive. Even in Kyoto, where many Americans feel is the heart of traditional Japan, I heard more English than Japanese. I was pushed in all directions from travelers trying to get a glimpse of the gardens. My pictures were always messed up by the hoards of people walking in front of it, getting in the way. And this is in winter, a low tourist point.
KYOTO
Kiyomizu-dera, this was the temple we didn't see last time we came
I thought this was interesting, people lining up for 30+ minutes to drink "temple water." Luckily I brought my own.
Anyway, this will not end in unhappiness. Simply, the guide books have it all wrong. If they want to show the true tranquility and beauty of traditional Japan, people need to venture to Tohoku. As a first time foreigner to Japan, I can imagine seeing Kyoto as the "true Japan" despite it's neon signs and lines of taxi cabs. However, as a person who has lived here and can safely say that they have traveled, I wish I could tell these travelers of what they are missing by not coming to Northern Japan. The magic of being the only visitor on the temple grounds, not hearing any noise but your own, and selfishly soaking up all the feelings of Japan are unable to be described with words. That's the beauty of Tohoku.
OSAKA
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