out and about around kyoto and nara
between
sarah and matts and the train station is this place, comic cafe! what a
wicked idea, a 24hr comic station where for 1300 yen you can sit around
for 6 hours and read all the latest comics. if only i could read more
japanese :(
to the north of kyoto on the base of the mountains are heaps of old temples.
outside this one were these huge iron weapons that the monks used to "carry around". man they were heavy
on the
way from and to temples are lots of stores selling knick knacks and
souvenirs and stuff. also delicious japanesey donuts. yummo!
and guess who's home is kyoto! none other then our favorite cartoon star astro boy or, by his real janeanese name, mighty atom!
in the show he was invented in the 2003, 89 days in fact from when we
were there. would have been cool to be around the day he was brought to
life. you could hit the yellow buttons and the lights would flash.
cool.
from the makers of mighty atom also comes kimba the white lion or again, by his japanese name little emperor leo (?!)
they also love to eat stuff and there are many stalls about to buy special food for them. and they know when you've got something to eat
lots more old beautiful temples
and
todai-ji temple, the largest free standing wooden building in the
world. those dots in the doorways are people! inside is a massive 15m
high buddha.