Japan-Korea 2019: The journey is over!
It’s taken over 2.5 years, but I’ve finally finished chronicling my 2019 journey across Japan and Korea. Originally I had thought it would only take…
Osaka 2019: Osaka Castle (大阪城)
I arrived back to Osaka late in the day and the train station I got off at was in the area close to Osaka Castle,…
Nara 2019: Arrival in Nara
My second big day trip from Osaka took me east to the town of Nara. From around 710 to 784 Nara was the capital of…
Osaka 2019: CoCo Ichibanya
It was just after 7:00pm when I finally got back to Namba Station in Osaka and by the time I arrived at my hostel I…
Mount Koya 2019: Leaving Koyasan
When I exited Okunoin Temple it was around 5:00pm and I knew it was time to start the long journey back to Osaka. I took…
Mount Koya 2019: The journey to Koyasan
Most of my time during my three-night stay in Osaka would actually be spent outside the city, and on my first morning I walked down…
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…
Osaka 2019: Takoyaki
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…
Osaka 2019: Dotonbori (道頓堀)
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…
Japan-Korea 2019: Here comes Kansai!
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…
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