It's been quite a few years since I went to Japan, when I spent 10 days mostly in Kyoto and Nara (My Japanese teacher put on a cultural field-trip to Japan...). I'd have to hunt for some of the details, but basically:
There's easily enough stuff (museums, Buddhist temples, Shinto Shrines,etc) to do in Nara Park area to keep you busy for a couple of days. Watch out for the dear! They are very aggressive if they think that you have any Deer Cookies... They've got keen eyes, and will see you put them in pockets or purses, and then stick their noses in to get them... We didn't leave ourselves enough time to check out much of other parts of Nara.
We spent ~5 days in Kyoto, and had to pick-n-choose what we saw. There are a lot of temples and museums in Kyoto... They are all sufficiently different that I didn't get close to being bored. There's a famous "Philosopher's Walk" (or something like that) that we missed. But check out Ginkakuji (the Golden Temple), Mizu??ji (the Water temple). I'd have to look up the name of the temple that has the most famous of Japanese Zen rock gardens, which is definitely worth seeing.
I've never been to Tokyo, so I can't help you there.
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stuff to do in Kyoto and Nara
Date: 2003-05-12 05:27 pm (UTC)There's easily enough stuff (museums, Buddhist temples, Shinto Shrines,etc) to do in Nara Park area to keep you busy for a couple of days. Watch out for the dear! They are very aggressive if they think that you have any Deer Cookies... They've got keen eyes, and will see you put them in pockets or purses, and then stick their noses in to get them... We didn't leave ourselves enough time to check out much of other parts of Nara.
We spent ~5 days in Kyoto, and had to pick-n-choose what we saw. There are a lot of temples and museums in Kyoto... They are all sufficiently different that I didn't get close to being bored. There's a famous "Philosopher's Walk" (or something like that) that we missed. But check out Ginkakuji (the Golden Temple), Mizu??ji (the Water temple). I'd have to look up the name of the temple that has the most famous of Japanese Zen rock gardens, which is definitely worth seeing.
I've never been to Tokyo, so I can't help you there.