A short list of picks form the three times I’ve been there

🚨 General Tips:

• Nara, Kyoto, and Osaka are all really close to each other about an hour by regular train at most
• This region is really famous because of the food, so it’s definitely worth trying as much food as you can

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🎏 Osaka

Regarding restaurants I don’t have a lot of recommendations except for…

Toyo – Location

• Review: I loved this restaurant, but heads up, the line is HUGE. It was even featured on Netflix’s Street Food Asia episode about Osaka. Still, I think it’s totally worth it.
• By the way, I highly recommend checking out the other restaurants mentioned in the episode. I visited two or three of them, and they were all seriously good. If I’m not mistaken, they’re all in Osaka too.

If you’re into amusement parks, I really recommend Universal Studios, especially for the Super Nintendo World area.

• Note: You’ll need to buy a special ticket to enter the Mario area, so it’s best to check that in advance!

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🦌 Nara

I highly recommend visiting Nara! You’ll find the famous deer wandering around and a massive temple (Todaiji Temple). It’s super easy to do a day trip from either Osaka or Kyoto.

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⛩️ Kyoto

To be honest, I mostly know the typical touristy spots in Kyoto, so I’m just going to share a good link with things to do: Things to Do in Kyoto

Tip: Wake up early!
With the recent tourist boom in Japan, Kyoto has gotten pretty chaotic during the day.

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I hope this proves to be helpful to someone other than just me!

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