What they DON’T tell you! Visiting NARA PARK and Thousand Torii gates...
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Nara Deer Park is famous for its friendly deer that roam freely among visitors. It's a unique experience to interact with them and feed them special crackers called shika senbei - but what they don't tell you is that they actually attack you. As soon as you buy those crackers, its everyone for themselves!
We also visit the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, where paths lined with thousands of bright orange torii gates lead up to the sacred Mount Inari. It's a stunning sight and a popular destination for both tourists and locals alike.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is a serene experience and one of the most iconic natural landmarks in Japan - however it did not look like that when we got there!
Have you had the chance to visit these places yourself, or are you planning a trip?
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Another informative video - how safe do you feel as looks like it’s quite ok
Just edited a video and called you out on a trip so hopefully a few more followers may come your way - think it’s a four weeks away
Great walk up through those gates to avoid the crowds even out of season
Thank you stu 🙏😊we appreciate the shoutout 🤩🚐Japan is an extremely safe country 😀we didn’t feel unsafe at all during our adventures and driving in Japan is super easy except for the odd translation problems with road signs to destinations and the expensive road tolls , but if you travel off the highways it’s inexpensive 🤩🚐
I'm really loving this series! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you 😊🙏
I feel for Sandy when I see all those stairs. That country must take the record for stairs. Such an amazing beautiful country but I agree completely that there are entirely too many people. I don't like crowds and the noise of them either. The rain was just the finishing touch 😢Hopefully you found an oasis of quiet to rest, regroup and recharge. Excited to see what adventures you find next. Stay safe and GOD bless
Thank you Alice 😊🙏🚐yes they’ve almost as many steps as people we reckon 🤩it’s always better to experience the downsides of vanlife so that you can truly appreciate the good bits 🚐🤩
I love you both you are so funny.
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That was cool. I lived in Japan in the 80’s. The Nara deer are a bit aggressive but reminiscent of some of my ‘Roo encounters in Oz. I visited Osaka several times and never saw the 1000 Torris.
I’m planning to RV Europe in about a year and really enjoy your travels.
Thank you 🤩🙏🚐the Tori gates are in Kyoto we flew through Osaka after visiting the castle
Europe in a van is a bucket list item for us 🤩🚐
Hello Tim and Sandy. Biting deer😂. Im the same don't like crowds but do like meeting people in small doses 🙂Thank you for sharing Japan with us have a good day.
Thank you 🤩🚐🙏🇯🇵yes Japan has its perfect empty locations but also the very overcrowded places too it’s a balance to get it right sometimes 🤦♂️
Yay! It’s here!!!
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Still a cool trip. What I still would expect in the 12th most populated country in the world 🌎
Thank you deej 😊🙏
Excellent!!! The deer are pick pockets and bag snatchers too. We had a map taken and eaten out our back pocket and a plastic bag full of rubbish we had hanging on the pram got taken and eaten. 😂 The deer will sometimes bow to you too. Funnily enough in 3 visits to Osaka we still haven't been to the castle. 😂 We did go to nearby Himeji castle though. You had a great day at Fushimi Inari considering itnwas golden week. There was nobody there. Amazing! When we went it was as crowded AF. 😂 If you have 5 minutes you can see how bad it was in my Fushimi Inari video. We bailed about halfway up. 😂 But at least we had cheesecake. Oh, watching further ahead, you were up there before 9. Good move. The middle of the day sucks for crowds. We really have get out if bed earlier. 😂 Your bamboo forest experience was similar to ours though. Another brilliant video guys.
Thank you Shane 🤩🙏yes the trick is to go before our way after hours to these places , especially off season if you can 😊we were in Japan for our anniversary so we had to cop a lot of the crowds on golden week 😬
Deer oh deer oh deer. Hi
lol 😂 hi Mike 👋
If the deer run away, they will chase after them. It's best not to tease them. Just stand there quietly and offer them some rice crackers. You don't have to offer them equally. Don't worry, other customers will give the deer the ones you don't get. Also, the rice crackers are just "gifts." You could say that the deer enjoy interacting with the customers. Don't worry, the deer are well looked after by animal welfare organizations. 😅😉😊
Thank you 😊🙏great advice 🤩
Very interesting, but i agree too peoply:)
Thank you Ann 😊🙏🚐
I’m with you guys. Hate crowds of people. We avoid them like the plague😂😂😂😂
Thank you 😊🙏🚐sometimes though it’s inevitable 🤦♂️
Hi Tim and Sandy
Hello Alan 😊👋
Very nice trip in even better n the midst of the hustle and bustle of the crowd. Thanks for sharing the experience with us
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I thought she said sack a castle not Osaka Castle LOL.
We have been doing people the last few weeks. I need time off, not necessarily for good behaviour.
Thank you David 😊🙏yes people can be a bit much at times 🤦♂️
If ye have got a plenty of time and have got international driving lincence, Ye should go to Northern Kyoto such as Maizuru,Amanohashidate and Ine so on.
Kinosaki onsen ,Northern Hyogo is tattoo friendly so ye should go there to experience Onsen/hot springs if ye have got tattoos. cheers
Thank you 🙏😊🚐we’ll definitely take those places into consideration for our future travels 🚐
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Those stairs, I bet you both had lactic acid buildup by the end of that. I'm with you two. I hate crowds. People are OK in small doses, crowds are a no, no. The bamboo walk, I've seen that on Instagram, and I'm sure that people must use Photoshop to get rid of everyone. It's probably the sort of place that you have to arrive at the front of the queue and run halfway to get the shot. That's the problem, too many people again. I thought that the signs would be in English too, not for the obvious reason, (don't mention the War) but because English is the universal language for Tourism. (I had to Google that. Talking of Google, I bet you were glad of Google Translate). The weather hasn't been kind to you at all. But you have made the best of it, and in years to come, you will laugh about it. I bet you were glad to get back to Oz in the end. Holidays are great, but so is coming home. Thank you for sharing Tim & Sandy, and I hope you are well.
Thank you Chris 😊🙏lol the war was never mentioned 🤩it’s hard to see so much and to avoid the crowds all the time in Japan but we got to see some amazing sights 😀