Yesterday we arrived at our Osaka host family. For this host family we were paired up. I was paired up with Zach. We ate supper in their home, it was sushi, fried chicken, and a drink called Calpis. We also had a late night snack of candy that is like high chew and various kinds of chips.
In the morning we took the train to meet up with everyone to go to Osaka castle.
The castle was very cool looking and we started by exploring the inside. Most of us took the stairs up to the top instead of the elevator (get ripped, Japan). It was 8 flights high but the view was great. On the way down each floor had various things about history. The upper floors were videos about the past of the castle whereas the lower floors had artifacts. It was very interesting to see various helmets important people used to wear.
There were also some very weird things that don't seem useful in battle, like a faint Pom Pom or a war fan. It's interesting that it wasn't just fighting it was also about looking good (at least in that era).
After the museum we got ice cream/ shaved ice. We also played some gatcha. I got a pikachu pin and clan emblem whereas Zach spent about $8 on clan emblems. It was very interesting to see and I'm glad it's [reconstructed unlike] the imperial palace ruins.
After Osaka castle we went on a train to Nara.
At Nara we went to see the big Buddha statue in a huge wooden hall. We took pictures and climbed through a hole in the pillar the size of the big Buddha nostril. Everyone that tried to climb through was successful!
After that we got some free time. With that free time, myself and others decided to play with the large deer population outside the shrine. Zach, Diane, and Dayne bought crackers to feed the deer. The deer there are very tame and you can pet them if you want. The deer swarmed those who had crackers but stayed away from those selling the crackers. The deer bite you, trying to get you to drop the crackers or at least give them more.
After that we had time to eat lunch. For lunch myself and 4 others ate tonkatsu. It's was grilled meat with some rice, salad, and a soup. It was very delicious. After that we went to the dollar store, bought some stuff there, and then headed to the station to meet up with sensei.
(Then we went to our host family's high school and gave our presentation on Eau Claire for the last time.)
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