Highway

Another shot from the bus, this time you can actually see in front of us while we were going across the bridge. That's Osaka, there. There was a huuuuge ferris wheel too, which I thought was humorous, because there weren't any other rides. We had fun trying to point out everything that we could read on the signs.

Orientation?

August 30th 2008
So the entire travel thing went surprisingly well. Not a single hitch, really. None of my flights had delays, I made it to them easily and on time... even check-in in Japan went great! No complications or anything, it was just a long line, ahaha. So overall, it's been a good day, I would say. Though I am so flipping tired. Flying in over Japan was really cool, coming down through the cloud ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka » Hirakata

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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