I was only Gold Elite with Marriott Bonvoy at the time of my stay at the JW Marriott Hotel Nara | @jwmarriottnara and while I would have gotten some perks with that status, it wouldn’t be anywhere close to what I got by booking with the American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts program.

A wonderful weekend spent eating and drinking my way through Nara.

Nara, as seen on a very chilly run.

Dinner at ⭐️⭐️ akordu | @akordu_.

Have you ever run a marathon alongside and through deer? If not, may I recommend the Nara Marathon | @naramarathon_official?

A walk in the (Nara) Park to Tōdai-ji 東大寺, where I got to hang out with a bunch of friendly deer.