On Thursday we all woke up early to catch the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Nara. The Shinkansen ride was a great experience for all and had great scenery. The Shinkansen that we went on went over 300km/hour and it went from Nagoya to Kyoto and then we took another train to Nara. In Nara, we visited Todai-ji, which is the biggest temple in Japan. Todai-ji has 1, 300 years of history, although it has been burnt down twice.
After Todai-ji, we went for lunch with Callum's host buddy, Yasu and his mother. For lunch we ate Okonomiyaki which is a type of savoury pancake which is mixed with many types of vegetables and some meat.
Straight after Okonomiyaki we were allowed to go shopping for an hour. Some people decided to waste their time and money in the gaming arcade. When we finished shopping we had to say goodbye to Yasu and his mother in the JR station and get back on the Shinakansen to go to Nagoya.
All up it was a very exciting day and we all had an amazing time.
By
-Ernest Low
-Callum Byrnes
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