HALAL Japanese Street Food Tour in NARA JAPAN | Day 8: Nara Deer Park, Todaiji Temple & Mochi!
Asslamu Alikom - Greetings of Peace everyone! We hope you enjoy our japan travel vlog about our day trip to visit Nara and the deer.
Top things to do in Nara Japan:
1) Nara Deer Park
2) Todaiji Temple
3) Visit the Pagoda's
4) Naramachi Street Nara Town
5) Eat Mochi!
We started our japan travel vlog by heading to Osaka station where we took the Yamatoji Rapid Service, which is a JR train and allows you to use the JR Pass if you have one. The train ride from Osaka to Nara took about 50 Minutes and once we arrived we went straight to see Naramachi district to try the unique japanese street food and mochi!
The train ride will cost about $8 USD each way without a JR pass and you will need to take a bus from Nara station to get to Nara Deer Park for $ 2 USD.
At Naramachi, we sampled different types of Mochi and watched the Mochi preparation where we got to see how they make it! We also found unique stalls like Turkish ice cream! This is a great place to find souvenirs and buy gifts, also the prices are affordable too! Everything is deer themed or cherry blossom themed which is really fun.
After we headed to the amazing temples in Nara starting with Kofuku-ji Temple and Pagoda. The Pagoda is 5 stories high and was a real delight to see, highly recommend visiting this shrine.
After the pagoda we walked around and fed the deer at Nara Park by buying the Deer cookies for about $1.50 per pack. Do not feed the deer any other food except the deer cookies!
This park is massive so be prepared to do a lot of walking and selfies with the deer!
Make sure you bow, the deer are very polite and will bow back to try the cookies!
The last temple we visited was Todai-ji Temple, Home of the famous Daibutsu (Great Buddha), Todai-ji Temple is a must-see for all visitors to Japan. Admission is $5 USD and it is worth it! This is a must see if you are visiting Japan for the first time.
After Nara we took the rapid JR train back to Osaka and went straight to Dotonbori to try the street food. I really wanted to try the Takoyaki (octopus balls) in Osaka because I heard they are the best!
The Takoyaki stall was super busy but worth the wait.
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MUSLIMS TRY FIRST MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANT IN TOKYO JAPAN Day 3: Asakusa Sensoji & Shibuya
Salaam everyone! We hope you enjoy our travel vlog about our first Michelin star restaurant experience in Tokyo, Japan.
The rain finally stopped, so Sarah and I got to spend the entire day exploring Tokyo and all the amazing food it has to offer.
Our hotel was located next to the Yamanote green line that is run by JR trains, which allow you to use the subway in Tokyo to get to all the main areas like Asakusa, Shibuyya, Shinjuku, Shimbashi etc.
Breakfast is not a big thing in Japan, but we managed to find some really tasty pastries to start our day. We visited the Sensoji Shrine at Asakusa district which was a lot of fun. Great shopping, food, and sights to see. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom and they are everywhere! We recommend visiting Asakusa and checking out the Sensoji shrine and sample all the street food.
After we got hungry, we found Halal Ramen! This is great, because as muslims we eat halal meat (Chicken and beef etc). We love ramen and we wanted to make sure we got to try it in Japan.
The Halal Ramen place is called, Naritaya Ramen. Located in Asakusa beside the Sensoji Temple shrine, so it is very convenient. The restaurant makes halal chicken ramen and it was delicious. Muslims can also have a spot to pray in the restaurant as well.
After we had some delicious ramen we wanted to see more of Tokyo and we ended up in Shibuya, the time square of Tokyo.
Shibuya is famous for the Shibuya crossing where you can cross the street in any direction with hundreds of other people. Really fun and cool experience, definitely recommend it. Also, Shibuya is a great place to shop, there are a lot of nice clothing stores and boutique stores that cater to young people.
Use the Yamanote Green line to get to Shibuya station. Shibuya is also close to Harajuku and Yoyogi park which is where we decided to go next.
Yoyogi park is huge and is famous for the amazing Meiji Shrine as well as having a really fun park and hanami or cherry blossom parties. A lot of street performers and entertainment are located at Yoyogi park. This is a must for a great cherry blossom experience and it's close to Harajuku and Shibuya making it convenient to get to.
Finally, Sarah and I got to try our first Michelin star restaurant in Tokyo called, Hashimoto. Which specializes in Unagi or Eel.
We are huge foodies and Japan is has the most Michelin star restaurants in the world, making it a great place to find cheap Michelin star restaurants to try. Hashimoto only serves BBQ eel or unagi which tasted amazing and was inexpensive! Your hotel can make reservations for you, we made our reservation a few days in advance.
We were the last customers for the day, and make sure you come before the last call. Many restaurants will have a closing time and a last call time to order food and if you arrive after the last call you will not be able to make an order.
Unagi is a delicacy and the chef made it taste like heaven! He BBQ the unagi eel and coated it with an amazing soy sauce. The rice absorbed all the juice and tasted like butter!
We had a great time there and the chef came out to speak with us which was very nice of him.
Y&S rating is Yusuf and Sarah rating that we came up with to review food based on taste, creativity, skill, service, and execution. The rating is out of 5 and it is really tough to get a 5 rating. So far the 1 Michelin star we rated is a 4.7 out of 5, because eel is difficult to make taste that amazin. He also perfectly cooked the eel and combined great flavors in the sauce and rice.
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Kyoto Japan Travel Guide Vlog | Arashiyama Monkey Park & Bamboo Forest
Asslamu Alikom - Greetings of Peace everyone! We hope you enjoy our japan travel vlog about our day trip to visit Kyoto and the Arashiyama area where we visit the Monkey Park and Bamboo Forest.
Top Things to do in Arashiyama 嵐山:
1) Monkey Park Iwatayama
2) Bamboo Forest/Grove
3) Tenryu-ji Temple
4) Okochi Sanso Villa
5) Togetsukyo Bridge
This is part of our travel vlog from our day trip to Kyoto Japan where we started the travel vlog by visiting the top sites in Kyoto such as Fushimi Inari shrine, and temple, Gion district, we also visited a tea ceremony and went to the Nishiki market where we tried amazing japanese food.
Kyoto is a magical city, much more relaxed than Tokyo and Osaka, and is small in size so you can do a lot of fun activities in a short time. The second part of the day we visited the western part of Kyoto where we wanted to see Arashiyama area that is known for its beautiful views and the Monkey Park and Bamboo Forest.
To get to Arashiyama we took a taxi that dropped off right at the famous Togetsukyo Bridge. The bridge is a great starting point for this area where you get breathtaking views of the river and the mountains in the back. There are a lot of tourists here so this is a great thing to do at the beginning of your day in Kyoto.
The monkey park Iwatayama is west of the Togetsukyo bridge and it costs $5 USD to enter. Make sure you do not get there past 4 PM or else you will be unable to see the Monkeys. To get to the Monkey park you will need to hike up the mountain in Arashiyama that takes about 20 minutes. Once you get to the top of the mountain you will find the Monkey Park and lots of monkeys hanging around. You will also have a great viewpoint of Kyoto City where you can relax take some great photos and videos! Please do note feed the monkeys, there is a designated area where you can pay extra to buy bananas and chestnuts to feed the monkeys.
The climb up to top of the monkey park is filled with cherry blossoms trees and great nature.
After the monkey park, we wanted to visit the Bamboo Forest Grove that is about 2 Kms east of the monkey park. All you have to do is cross the Togetsukyo bridge and follow the path, you will pass a lot of great restaurants and stores where you can buy japanese food and matcha ice cream!
The Bamboo forest has one small entrance and you will see lots of signs telling you how to get there. This place is really busy so I recommend getting there early in the morning. The bamboo forest is amazing, the sun shining through the forest and just the peaceful feeling you get by walkng through the bamboo forest is amazing. This is a great opportunity to reflect and connect with nature and enjoy the Japanese culture!
The Bamboo forest is very close to a JR subway station that will take you back to Kyoto JR station where you can take the Shinkansen back to Osaka or back to where you are staying in Kyoto.
We left Kyoto hungry and ready to eat and went back to Osaka. We decided to try a Halal Shabu Shabu Sukiyaki and steak restaurant. Shabu Shabu and Sukiyaki are Japanese Hot pots where you cook vegetables, meat and noodles together in a flavored broth that tastes delicious! The Shabu Shabu Restaurant was located in Namba Station and offers a lot of different meats that are Halal so its a great option for Muslim travellers who want to eat meat.
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Japan Vlog 2 | Goodbye America & Arrival to Nagoya (Hotel Room Tour & Family Mart Mini-Haul)
Hello!! In this video, I finally leave for Japan!! I also do a room tour in my hotel in Nagoya and a food haul.
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Hi, everyone! My name is Lily and this is my very first YouTube video ever! I will be studying abroad in Japan for 7 months and I have decided to vlog my time abroad. I hope you enjoy my videos and please leave questions, comments, etc. in the description box below!
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Dangerous Bonfire Festival
A recap of my recent trip to Dondo Yaki--aka dangerous and you might catch on fire festival in Kyushu, Japan. Oh and I cook mochi over a huge bonfire using a 10 meter pole too. Woot.