Osaka Castle
13 March 2012
Osaka castle is one of the main attractions of Osaka. Its also listed as the number 1 tourist trap. I figure it cant be that bad since it only cos....
Umeda Sky Building
12 March 2012
The Umeda Sky building is quite new, its a twin tower with a bridge half way up and a glass elevator in a tube that then takes you to an escalator....
Kaiyukan Aquarium
12 March 2012
The Osaka aquarium is one of the most popular attractions in the city, so I decided the best time to visit would be as soon as it opened on a Mond....
Den Den Town
11 March 2012
The Osaka version of Tokyos Akihabara is called Den Den Town. As well as the shops selling new electronics, they have the usual porn stores, maid ....
Kobe
11 March 2012
I awoke to bright sunshine, despite the forecast of rain. I thought I had better make the most of it and head to the other nearby city of Kobe. Li....
Umeda
10 March 2012
This evening I went for...wait for it, a really long walk. I set off looking for America town, but I must have missed it. After more than an hour ....
Kyoto
10 March 2012
As the title says, today I went to Kyoto. When I woke up the sun was actually shining so I thought I better make the most of it. Kyoto is a 20 min....
Shinsaibashi
9 March 2012
It almost stopped raining, almost. Not enough to warrant venturing away from covered pedestrian mall area. The Shinsaibashi thing is very long wit....
Bullet train to Osaka
9 March 2012
First of all, it rained all day, across all of Japan, with the cloud never really lifting above the tops of tall buildings. This made my bullet tr....