As there was not much else to see in Osaka, I had a quick look around the streets and then headed back to Kyoto. After I got back to Kyoto I went to visit Ginkaku-ji temple. This is generally called the silver pavilion as it is modelled from the golden pavilion but isn't gold, nor is it silver. It is famous for its zen garden and surrounding gardens. They were rebuilding the sand parts when I was there.
Afterwards I went out for dinner and had a very nice Japanese pancake. It was made with something mixed with egg and then seafood added on top and is cooked on a grill in front of me. Once one side has been cooked they then add noodles and these flakes of something and flip it to cook the other side. Once cooked they flip it again and added mayonnaise and another sauce that tasted a bit like bbq sauce. It was very tasty.
This morning I went to Nara. This is another beautiful place with a very large park. There are quite a few temples in the park. Also there are a lot of wild deer in the park, they are very tame though as they let you stroke them most of the time.
The main temple to see was Todai-ji temple. This is the largest wooden building in Japan and houses a very large structure of Buddha.
After visiting the temple I went for a gentle stroll around the park. I also visited Nigatsu-do from where you could see the whole of Nara from. I then went onto Kasuga Taisha, this is a Shinto shrine. Leading up to it and around it are loads of lanterns, these are only lit twice a year though. The forest was a lot denser here as well.
After I returned from Nara I had a quick stroll around Kyoto again. Tomorrow I am off to Hiroshima by Shinkansen.
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