Osaka My most recent trip... Mon, and I went to Osaka, Hiroshima, and Kyoto. I've visited Osaka before, so the newness of it is not there. Still, visiting Japan again is thrilling and exciting. This time, I picked a hotel in Sakai City, in the outskirts of Osaka. I didn't see much of Sakai as we spent most of our time in Osaka proper. Mon relied on me to translate (even though my Japanese is not so good). We explored the city, and it was a lot of fun. For Mon, this is her first time in Japan. She's never experienced the busy and crowded subways of Japan. I can still remember the look of fear in her eyes when she stopped to adjust her bags only to see a horde of salary men and office
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