I think I've learned just enough Japanese to be dangerous. On Sunday, I stopped into the local tourist information center to get a map and a restaurant recommendation. The guide directed me to a place that is one of his favorites but first he called ahead to see if I could get a table. As he chatted with the person at the restaurant, the only words I caught were: gaijin (foreigner), josei (woman), and hitori (alone). Nice.
Lumay has mentioned Japanese coffee a few times, recommending it because it is supposedly charcoal-roasted and delicious. I have to say, I have asked almost everyone I've met about this coffee and no one has heard of it. Coffee is really big in Japan (there's a Starbucks or at least a Starbucks clone on every corner), but tea is really more their specialty.
Imagine my surprise when I passed a coffee shop with a huge sign: KOHIKAN: Charcoal-Roasted Coffee. I had to go in. Long story short: it tasted exactly like coffee, only more expensive (see photo below).
Daibutsu-Den: Great Hall of Buddha
This guy is huge.
Kofukuji Temple which has the distinction of being the 2nd tallest pagoda in Japan 
Feeding the Deer in Nara Co-en
Charms for sale in the temple
Isuien Garden 
This cup of coffee cost $6 USD. No free refills.
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I'd like a charm for a partner as well as the one that protects you from misfortune. I think I already have "various relationships with others" and could do without that, thank you!
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