Today we set out in the morning to the Kaiyukan Aquarium, noted as one of the largest and best aquariums in the world, and then headed to the Harukas 300 Observatory in the afternoon, Japan’s tallest building. We are quickly becoming familiar with the Osaka subway system, and are able to use the same Suica … Continue reading Kaiyukan Aquarium & Harukas 300 Observatory – Day 36
For our first full day in Osaka we decided to have a slow morning and hang around the apartment. The weather forecast looks really good for the week, with clear, twenty degree days after yesterdays rain. The boys spend some time on school work and catch up on their classroom news via SeeSaw. They also … Continue reading Osaka: Dōtonbori and Shinsaihbashi – Day 35
Today we checked out of Kyoto and headed to Osaka, with tickets to the Gamba Osaka vs Vegalta Sendai soccer match that started at 4pm. It was another rainy travel day, so we caught a taxi from the apartment to Kyoto Station – learning the Japanese word for station from the taxi driver: eki. We … Continue reading Osaka Gamba – Day 34
Today we said goodbye to Nana and Papa who headed back from Kyoto to Tokyo and then few back to Adelaide via Cairns. After pancakes for breakfast we all caught the bus into Kyoto Station, to have a look around the shops before they caught the Shinkansen to Tokyo and the Narita Express to Narita. … Continue reading Kyoto Pottery – Day 33
Our time in the Iya Valley region had concluded and our next stop was onto Naoshima, a small island on the Seto Inland Sea. Naoshima is not far off Shikoku, but we needed to first return the hire car and then head to Uno where we had a short ferry ride to Naoshima. Like most … Continue reading Travel to Naoshima – Day 7
For our third day in the Iya Valley region we decided to drive to one of the main cities of Shikoku: Kochi. We had read that there is a castle worth visiting – one of the few castles surviving in its original form. Also on Sundays, the Main Street is closed with an open-air market … Continue reading Day Trip to Kochi – Day 6
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