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Osaka 2019: Ice cream in fried bread

Before ending my first night in Osaka I got myself an ice cream treat from a shop called Ice Dog. Instead of ice cream in…

Any visit to Osaka is not complete without snacking on some of the city’s famous takoyaki. Although you can find takoyaki in various parts of…

Since I had spent much of my day at Mt Shosha in Himeji, I didn’t arrive in Osaka until the evening but I was able…

The next morning I had one more sightseeing trip to complete before leaving Himeji and moving deeper into the Kansai region of Japan. I walked…

Whenever I travel overseas I feel this strange urge to try out American fast food restaurants to see how the food compares to what is…

When I had finished up at the Kokoen Garden I walked down the street to the main entrance of Himeji Castle. Also known as White…

Right next to Himeji Castle is the Kokoen Garden, which was where I started my sightseeing in Himeji. I had visited this garden during my…

Having left Shikoku behind, I crossed back to the island of Honshu and returned to Okayama where I caught a shinkansen heading east. A littler…

With my time on Shikoku over I was back again on Honshu and the next part of my journey would bring me to the region…

My 5-day detour down to Shikoku had unfortunately come to an end and it was time for me to return to Honshu to resume the…