Kyoto is Really Cool (Day 3422 - 4/8/19)

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Stephen and Mallory visit the old Nintendo building in Kyoto on the way to their hotel in Kyoto. Stephen gives a tour of the hotel room and mentions that Lindsey has joined Alex and Hayley in Osaka.

After visiting Kyoto, Chaz and Jeff night in Osaka and have headed to Nara, stopping to try fresh red bean paste mochi. They visit Todaiji Temple (one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world!) which contains a large Buddha statue and saw lots of deer on the way.

Stephen and Mal go to Tobichi, Shigesato Itoi's store, where they had visited its Tokyo location during their last trip to Japan. Mal shows off her Earthbound-themed planner cover, pencil board, and belly warmer, along with a photobook of Itoi's dog named Bouillon. Mal said that once the employees in the store realized they were fans of the Mother series, they started pointing out all the Mother-themed items to them. She also mentioned that the employees sounded really excited when they heard that Mal knew about Bouillon. They also head to Surugaya Specialty Store, a video game store in the area.

Dan stays at the Airbnb to rest and says that he will be having dinner with Chaz and Jeff when they return. He got some snacks like the Cratz Edamame (Salted Soy Beans) snack which he had tried before from Stephen and Mal's snack crate (the box they keep all the snacks sent in from VlogMail).

Stephen and Mal eat at a conveyor belt sushi restaurant and walk through Pontocho, an alley lined with a large variety of restaurants. Returning to their hotel room, Stephen talks about how exhausted he is and the recklessness of taxi drivers in the area. He also says that the bicyclists in Japan are brave since they have swerve out of the way or the reckless taxi drivers. They will be visiting historical sites in Kyoto tomorrow.