shinkansen shimmy and sayonara nippon
January 3rd 2008 Our time in Kyoto had run out, so we hopped a train to Osaka. Osaka didn't impress us much after living in Tokyo - it has many of the same attractions on a smaller scale. So we decided to spend more of our time exploring the incredible surrounding areas of Kobe, and Nara. We arrived - in the rain - and after checking our packs at the hotel decided immediately to head to Kobe. Kobe is a fun town. W
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