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Originally Posted by yukiya
Thanks for the re-assurance Samurai 
What is left now is whether the flowers will bloom by the end of march  I'm counting on the global warming to make that happen ^^
PS: I'm still considering to replace Nara with Osaka Kaiyukan |
Well, I've been to both places, so I can describe them for you, post photos, etc. Basically, the Aquarium takes you up a long escalator to the top of the building, and then you walk down a spiraling path to the exit. The central part of the spiral is a huge tank filled with a whale shark and tons of other creatures, while the outside of the spiral has individual tanks with everything from penguins to crabs. It's a very nice aquarium, the nicest I've been to, though I haven't been to all that many because looking at fish isn't hugely interesting to me. But it was a fun experience. It doesn't take all that long to go through the aquarium, though how long you stare at each tank is up to you...
Nara has a beautiful park filled with voracious deer that you can feed. Some of them will even do tricks, such as bow to you, if you will feed them. It has the largest wooden building in the world, the tallest Nio statues in Japan, and the largest bronze statue in the world, as well as other temples and pagodas. I had a great time there, and the Daibutsu, building, and other statues were really impressive. But if deer, parks, and more temples aren't of interest, and you're burned out on historical things, it may not be as fun for you.
Youtube has some videos of Nara that you may want to watch, to get a feel for the place.