Day 4

Nice and sunny day today to start with which was great for our trip to Nara. it's starting to get colder though and there's a nip in the air.

It's actually great that we ended up staying in Namba because it was quite easy to get to most places and is close to lots of places to go see and do things. Getting to Nara was also quite easy. Short walk to Daikokucho station and then onto the subway to Tennoji Station where we changed to the Yamatoji line for the JR Yamatoji Rapid which got us to Nara in 35 minutes.

Nara is very touristy and is where you get to get up close and personal to lots and lots of deer.

There's also several temples and shrines and would easily take up half a day quite easily. More if you are intent on stopping to see every temple and shrine.

After a late lunch it was then back to Osaka and the Nipponbash area for a walkabout. notice that lunch was very not - Japanese .

Dinner however was back to form.

Last night in Osaka tonight and it's off to Kyoto tomorrow.

To sum up Osaka?  I did enjoy being here.  5 days is just about right although we didn't try to do everything I think we did enough. didn't try to see everything but I think we saw enough. Osaka is a big city and you could always spend more time here and then you could experience life here a little more but that could be said for everything.

We wandered the streets and alleyways and checked out different restaurants and street stalls. Today I hit my record of 27,500 steps which according to fitbit is about 20 kms. so I think I have made as good a go at covering Osaka as I could have.

Advice for those thinking of visiting? Definitely and spend at least 3 or 4 days if you can. Japan as a rule is pretty expensive though and Osaka is pretty much the same. you can get by spending less but you will enjoy yourself more if you are able to be a little looser with your budget.