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ERS good morning and welcome to Japan's first capital city my friends we are here in Nara this
is my first time here and from First Impressions I will say that I'm a bit surprised to see so
few foreign tourists here and it's such a shame because there is so much culture and Heritage here
in Nara they also have some very cute uh welcome greeters which we will meet in just a little bit
and it's just so easy to get here like I'm in front of the uh Nara Jr station I came here from
Osaka on a rapid train that took 40 minutes cost five dollars and it's basically the same thing
uh coming from Kyoto incredibly inexpensive to get here super easy but it's definitely worth spending
more time in than just a day trip so in this video I hope to convince you guys to come here
for longer uh than just the day because they're is so much to see and to start off our time here
I want to take you to one of the most famous Mochi shops I guess in the whole country they've
been making Mochi for a very long time in a very traditional way so let's go check it out [Music]
yeah so as you guys can see it is absolute chaos here but it's interesting because here
you can see their famous green tea Mochi all freshly made looks amazing but they
also sell some different rice crackers here which I didn't know I'll never forget when
I first came to Japan I thought that these kinds of rice crackers were the strangest
sort of snack I really didn't like them at first but then the more I tried them
I really started to like them like look at all the different flavors that they have here
they have miso red perilla I don't even know what that is wasabi Plum granulated sugar so
if you haven't had the Japanese style of rice crackers before I would definitely
recommend you guys give them a go but we are here for the Mochi so let's grab one of those
legato
oh my gosh guys they are so soft I don't think I've actually had Mochi that is this fresh before
like it's literally like molding to my hands so if you haven't had Mochi before it's basically like
short grain rice that has been pounded and in this shop with a mallet like by hand until it becomes
this aerated glutinous sort of consistency that they then usually put some kind of filling in I
don't know if this one is red bean that's what's usually inside of them but uh let's give it a go
hmm so it is red bean super good this is the most traditional Mochi flavor I
believe which is green tea and red bean on the inside but wow I have never had
Mochi this fresh before this must have been made like an hour or two ago it is so good
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as I can see right in front of me the welcome Committee of Nara is
already out in full force and I must say they're all exceptionally cute
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okay I got the deer crackers and I think they already know they're
gonna swore me in just a second this might be tricky to do while filming so let's try
oh that's a very good bow thank you arigato
okay you did such a good bow thank you thank you yum yum yum yum yum
bye hi arigato
yeah no
if I came to Japan and this was all I did this was all I was able to see it's already
worth it what's interesting here is that it is believed through the Shinto religion the
deers are actually messengers of the Gods so deer are incredibly sacred well in all
of Japan but especially here in Nara because they have been living amongst people for over
a thousand years now I'm honestly shocked that they stay and that they're this same
holy
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you can buy food to go I think specifically sushi but on the second floor they have a
restaurant and especially here in Nara they use I believe persimmon leaf to wrap some
of their Sushi to make it last longer I don't think I've ever seen that anywhere else hi hi
this looks super good I think I made the right choice many things that is so special
about Japan is just how they do these like food sets of all these specialty items all
arranged so beautifully it really is a work of art how perfect does this look friends this is
just magical and right off the bat I want to tell you that this was only only 20 Canadian dollars
about 15 us and I feel like that's incredibly reasonable for the beautiful presentation and
quality of food as I was saying before this is the traditional types of sushi that they
have here in Nara and it's great because for us foreigners they actually give you sort of
infographic you know that you should not eat the big leaves but it's okay to eat the smaller one
it says if you eat it with the leaves the scent of cherry blossoms will fill your mouth so that
is that guy right there so first and foremost let's try the tempura because you should eat it
first since it's not as good when it's cold and you just dip it in the sauce that they give you
it's just so light like that's the difference that I see in North America is that the tempura
batter that they do is just very heavy it literally is just like a deep deep fried
thing and all you taste is the deep fried part but here it's just like a crust it's just this
really light buttery sort of crust and it is delicious and then the other must to try is this
Sakura Sushi or so they say this is the kind where you can eat the leaf so let's give it a try
I'm not sure how I would summarize that tasting to be honest but it's very
very fresh and almost has a bit of a plum taste to me I don't know if that's a part of the leaf
flavor or what it is but very good very different I can't say I've had anything like that before
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of this epic day I think it is fitting for us to go to this amazing Lookout
Point called Mount wakakusa the only thing I'm a little concerned about is that I saw
one article that said it was closed for the winter season but on Google
Maps reviews people have been posting in the last while so hopefully it is open
thank you
it is like I feared guys there is a sign here that says closing period December 12th to March 17th
we're like a week out oh that sucks but you know it is what it is I wanted to put this in
the video so that you guys know that if you come and it's not the closing season make sure you go
up to this mountain because it is supposed to have a spectacular view there's more deer that
live up here and it's just a beautiful place to watch the sunset so that is it my friends what
a spectacular time here in Nara you all know this is totally the kind of stuff that I love
anything that involves cute animals that are just like roaming around doing their own thing I don't
really want to go see them if they're like in a cage and not living their best life I really
get the feeling that these deers are living their best life they can still go anywhere they want but
they can also have treats whenever they want so I hope you guys enjoyed this video let me know your
thoughts in the comments have you been to Nara what was some of your favorites here I will be
off to Kyoto next I have been twice before in the past but it was a long time ago so I'm sure things
are at least a little bit different now the stay tuned for that as always I'm sending you so much
love I hope you're having a fantastic day and keep being your own kind of beautiful bye guys [Music]