Adventures in Japan. I disembarked at 8:30 am and taxied to the Hotel Okura Kobe. Rick, it was a great choice. Thank your friend for the recommendation. The hotel overlooks the port and caters to Japanese businesspeople. Since it was way to early to check in, I asked about tours. Unfortunately the tours were in Japanese. So I decided to visit Osaka Castle of Shogun fame. The desk provided detailed directions in English and I checked my bags and set off. The hotel shuttle dropped me off at the Sannomiya station where I bought a ticket and headed to the platform. Whenever I looked baffled, as I must have so often, a good Samaritan pointed me in the right direction. The signs are in Japanese and English but the station is a main terminal and very
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