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We walked down an arcade street called Gondo, with lots of shops and restaurants. Then we headed off towards Zenkoji. The street leading to Zenkoji temple had many shops along the sides. We stopped to try some snacks; Oyaki (a pickled veggie version called Nozawana) and Taiyaki, a fish shaped snack . I had chestnut filling, Jives tried apple custard and Gaby had red bean. Nagano is know for their apples, so Jives tried the local flavour.We walked all around the Zenkoji complex and found an adorable shrine to lost postal deliveries, as well as a shrine to the lost souls of flowers used in floral arranging.
We then walked to find food, and found a old timey feeling salary man restaurant. We ate at a booth. I had a sashimi set and a beer, Gaby and Jives shared a yakitori and sashimi set. We then went to an arcade and showed Gaby purikura (Japanese photobooths). Jives tried the taiko drums and did really well. Then he tried a drum hero type game and failed. Then both Gaby and Jives tried the taiko drums. We walked home afterwards, and stopped at Animate along the way.
Ever wondered if the deer in NARA, Japan are friendly???? This video serves as a bit of a trailer for the upcoming series of travel vlogs from JAPAN! We visited during cherry blossom season, so expect lots of sakura 桜, sake 日本酒, shinkansen 新幹線, stabbing, shrines 神社, shinto stuff, Shibuya 渋谷区 , Shinjuku 新宿, shinobi 忍び, snow 雪….. and the list goes on subscribe 申し込む?
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