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We were only in Otsu for about 5 hours and only went down two streets, so I can't make a well-informed conclusion about the city. However, I can say that Otsu is so beautiful! I feel like I've said that about nearly every place I've visited here, but it's true. Otsu is not just beautiful, it's a pleasant place. I got a really pleasant feeling just by walking around there. While walking along the shore of Lake Biwa we came
After some strolling we made our way to Parco, a large mall franchise that has locations throughout Japan. Other than finding a watch for me, our plan was to just see what the place had to offer and maybe buy a few things. There are 8 floors in Otsu Parco but somehow we only made it to 6 of them and couldn't find the way to the last 2. In it there was a really nice watch store called Tic Toc and some other stores that sold watches, but they were all upwards of ¥8,000 ($79). So I opted for a ¥2,000 ($20) one from G Plaza, which was a really cute accessories store with reasonable prices.
The only other thing I bought was.... a book! I know, no surprise at all. The book is titled 宗教はなぜ必要なのか (Why is Religion Necessary?) by Hiromi Shimada. It was the only book I saw in the store whose title I could read and understand completely, so I bought it. I'm going to try to read and understand all of it within the next 5 years.
After some more walking and looking and joking and talking, we made our way back to Hikone. In the end we didn't do much in Otsu, but at least I got to go to another place that I hadn't been before. I had a nice, short break from Hikone, and I finally have a watch again!
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