West Japan: A Practical 7 Day Travel Guide for Kansai Area - Day 4 - Check in Osaka and Day Trip to Nara

Day 4 - Check in Osaka and Day Trip to Nara

Bye Kyoto! Amazing city. Basing ourselves in Osaka, we explored Nara as a day trip.

Getting to Osaka at lunch time, we dropped our luggage at the hotel and went straight to Nara.

Do not miss Nara, the old capital of Japan. 

The 900 year old temple defies gravity and is the most amazing wooden structure i have ever seen!

Plus you can feed the deer there!

Here's the rest of the trip and pictures for each day!

Day 1 - West Kyoto - Arashiyama and the Golden Pavilion

Day 2 - North Kyoto - Nijo Castle, Kurama Onsen and Gion Nightlife

Day 3 - East and Southern Kyoto - Shijo Shopping, Inari Temple and Kyoto Tower

Day 4 - Check in Osaka and Day Trip to Nara Temples

Day 5 - Central Osaka - Osaka Castle, Kuromon, Osaka Aquarium and Uemeda

Day 6 - Universal Studios Osaka

Day 7 - Free and Easy or Shopping