{"id":12668,"date":"2025-07-23T20:40:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/?p=12668"},"modified":"2025-07-24T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:36:00","slug":"nara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/es\/nara\/","title":{"rendered":"Nara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12668\" class=\"elementor elementor-12668\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5003222d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5003222d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a4d9442\" data-id=\"2a4d9442\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa81012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fa81012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nara<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d1ebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d1ebc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f757b7\" data-id=\"7f757b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e65d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e65d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>17 October 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c28a0c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c28a0c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d01b319\" data-id=\"4d01b319\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55286ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55286ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-602bd541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"602bd541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1410e487\" data-id=\"1410e487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69707ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69707ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nara was a pleasant surprise. I had rather low expectations, but found that Nara had more to offer than I had thought. Nara was Japan\u2019s first permanent capital. It boasts some truly impressive structures from that period. Foremost among them, T\u014ddai-ji Temple, which is considered one of the largest wooden structures in the world. Nara is best known for its friendly, free-roaming deer in Nara Park\u2014considered messengers of the gods in Shinto tradition. They had messages of anger and destruction when we visited. Scattered throughout the nearby hills are centuries-old Shinto shrines like Kasuga Taisha, famous for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36370a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36370a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4d2355\" data-id=\"7c4d2355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3165647a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3165647a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dcf018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24dcf018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D\u00eda 1 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a292d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a292d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Nara Park<\/li><li>Kasuga Taisha\u200b<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ff2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72ff2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc670e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc670e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b38b1b\" data-id=\"6b38b1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db106fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db106fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We checked out of our hotel in Osaka at 10:00 am and walked to the train station. We got on the train to Nara. It was a pleasant train ride and our first glimpse of the Japanese countryside on the main island. When we arrived, we walked to our hotel to leave our bags in the lobby. After that, we walked to a famous mochi place where they make traditional mochi filled with red bean paste. I confirmed again that I don\u2019t like red bean paste. We also got a box of six figs and a strawberry custard mochi. The figs were good, and the mochi was great.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e65d740\" data-id=\"e65d740\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d396f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d396f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA141035-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA141035-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA141035-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA141035-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA141035-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA141035-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA141035-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6168af1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6168af1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52df13\" data-id=\"c52df13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bb580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a0bb580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6154743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6154743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nara Park<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe49e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe49e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We walked to Nara Park, which was hosting a food festival. The famous Nara deer wandered the park or sat in the grass. Many enthusiastic humans attempted to feed the deer, but by that time, they had already been fed until they were too full to accept more food. The deer didn&#8217;t look sick exactly, but many didn&#8217;t look particularly healthy either. We got some food and sat at a table to eat. Not far from us, two bucks started battling. They knocked over chairs and tables, sending tourists scurrying. Some people got closer to watch the spectacle.\u00a0 One buck was absolutely tweaking and was looking for a fight. A totally oblivious lady walked right next to it, looking at the food trucks, and got rammed to the ground.\u00a0 She was probably fine &#8211; it wasn\u2019t a full-force attack. Lunch was good but the show was even better.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640dcd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"640dcd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151047-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151047-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151047-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151047-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151047-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151047-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151047-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28415ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"28415ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b81d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b81d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7158fd1\" data-id=\"7158fd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc3280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc3280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We walked to T\u014ddai-ji Temple (which I&#8217;ll talk more about later), but it was so packed with kids that I told Indi we should just come back tomorrow morning. It seems that local schools had field trips to the temple, which meant a lot of children marching in orderly groups with a chaperone. We hung around the outside for a while. We watched a traditional Japanese ceremony of some kind which was intriguing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ccf55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"53ccf55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12668 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"53ccf55\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" 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Taisha<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d09cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13d09cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151068-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151068-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151068-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151068-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA151068-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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The walk was really nice; it was a good temperature, and the forest was serene and not crowded.\u00a0<\/p><p>Kasuga Taisha is a celebrated Shinto shrine in an atmospheric forest setting surrounded by hundreds of bronze and stone lanterns. Founded in 768, the shrine has been rebuilt several times over the centuries. The path to the shrine winds through Nara Park and a primeval forest, giving it a quiet, almost mystical feel.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70145d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d70145d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5abe6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5abe6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We got nigiri at a place that serves it Nara style &#8211; wrapped in persimmon leaves. The rice is dense and plentiful. It covers a center of thin fish slices. I thought it was pretty good and the eel nigiri was great.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf52cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faf52cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6D954A56-FB41-419F-B88C-72CCBF7B371A_1_201_a-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12686\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6D954A56-FB41-419F-B88C-72CCBF7B371A_1_201_a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6D954A56-FB41-419F-B88C-72CCBF7B371A_1_201_a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6D954A56-FB41-419F-B88C-72CCBF7B371A_1_201_a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6D954A56-FB41-419F-B88C-72CCBF7B371A_1_201_a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6D954A56-FB41-419F-B88C-72CCBF7B371A_1_201_a-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6D954A56-FB41-419F-B88C-72CCBF7B371A_1_201_a-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b974c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b974c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We went to a restuarant and got \u014dtoro\u00a0(fatty tuna) bowls that were really good. \u014ctoro is the fattiest and most prized cut of bluefin tuna, taken from the belly of the fish. The meat has a rich, buttery texture and melts in your mouth. It was good, but I like other things more, so I probably won&#8217;t pay $18 for a small bowl like that again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf411e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf411e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E45F22C5-FC9A-4C44-8DA1-FBEF00D517E7_1_201_a-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E45F22C5-FC9A-4C44-8DA1-FBEF00D517E7_1_201_a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E45F22C5-FC9A-4C44-8DA1-FBEF00D517E7_1_201_a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E45F22C5-FC9A-4C44-8DA1-FBEF00D517E7_1_201_a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E45F22C5-FC9A-4C44-8DA1-FBEF00D517E7_1_201_a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E45F22C5-FC9A-4C44-8DA1-FBEF00D517E7_1_201_a-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E45F22C5-FC9A-4C44-8DA1-FBEF00D517E7_1_201_a-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604b295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"604b295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9e0564 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9e0564\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6589199\" data-id=\"6589199\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb5a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eb5a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D\u00eda 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed69ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ed69ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>T\u014ddai-ji Temple<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cc84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77cc84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16c7379 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16c7379\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2104e88\" data-id=\"2104e88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107e544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"107e544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">T\u014ddai-ji Temple<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08abafd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08abafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161089-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de3f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5de3f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161092-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161092-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161092-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161092-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161092-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161092-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161092-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5776199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5776199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>T\u014ddai-ji Temple is one of the most impressive structures I have seen. It was originally built in the 8th century as part of a national project to promote Buddhism. The temple\u2019s main hall, Daibutsuden, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world\u2014even though the current structure, rebuilt in the 1700s, is only two-thirds the size of the original. Inside sits a towering 15-meter bronze Buddha statue.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de1c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2de1c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-12668 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2de1c22\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" 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data-id=\"cac1dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d857d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d857d31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe43acf\" data-id=\"fe43acf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c472ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c472ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e15bc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e15bc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ee696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ee696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our next adventure, we brave the sea of tourists to wander around one of Japan&#8217;s most famous cities: Kyoto.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d420048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d420048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161122-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12700\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA161122-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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