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Advantages: You can see pretty much everything you want to see in a day Disadvantages: There is no real nightlife, but then again that's not what you go to Nara for.
take 35 minutes, but cost 1,100 Yen). It is also possible to get to Nara via JR train, but are not as regular.
TOURIST INFORMATION
This is located between the JR station and Kintetsu station, and might be useful in picking up more comprehensive maps than guide books may offer.
GETTING AROUND
The best way to get around Nara is on foot, so make sure that you choose a nice day and wear a very comfortable pair of shoes!
ATTRACTIONS
- Nara-koen
When exiting the station the best idea is to head straight towards Nara-koen which is the park that encloses the temples and shrines Nara has to offer. The first thing you may be aware of is that a large number of deer are wandering, and often trying to hassle people for food. Approximately 1,200 deer are enjoy the status of National Treasures, and as such are protected. In pre ...
ickkate 06.10.2004
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CBeebies ? Waybuloo
Welcome to Nara
I try to limit the programmes my daughter watches and am a self-confessed picky mummy when it comes to what programmes I allow my daughter to watch, though sometimes I am very grateful for children?s channels such as CBeebies, which is produced by the BBC, as it really aids me when I need to get on with some housework!
Although Waybuloo is played at certain times of the day, my daughter generally watches this in the ?Bedtime Hour? as a way of beginning to settle down for the night ? and it actually does help calm her down.
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WELCOME TO NARA
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Waybuloo is one of the newest CBeebies programmes for young children, first airing in May 2009. It is set in a make-believe land of Nara and features four main 3D CGI animated characters known as the ?Piplings ...
Advantages: Addictive mini-games that show off the Nintendo DS's potential Disadvantages: Being defeated in the levels will leave you VERY frustrated!
Project Rub is a Nintendo DS launch title, that flaunts the new and unique attributes of the hand-held console. Also known as Feel the Magic: XY/XX, and Kimi no Tame nara Shineru in Japan, it was released at the E3 Media and Business Summit in 2004 by the then-executive managing director, Yuji Naka. It has since the "Best Concept" award at the 2006 Imagina Games Awards.
A quirky, Japanese-influenced game that bares striking similarities to the Wario Ware series, Project Rub is comprised of a number of puzzle games that become increasingly fiendish as you progress through the levels. The story mode puts you in the place of a young man who is smitten with an attractive young girl, and your task is to impress her by becoming a member of the "Rub Rabbits".
Successfully completing a mini-game earns you love points (earning 100 points ...
