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We checked out of our wonderful apartment in Osaka and headed over to Kyoto via a regular train. Now that we're experts :), it was pretty stress free even though we had our two large bags. Carrying them up the stairs wasn't a lot of fun, though. My suitcase is a standard … [Read more...] about Japan Day 5 – Kyoto – Kobe

I wanted to go back to the Dotonbori District to see all of the displays without the crowds, but we got sidetracked by some croissants in the Kuromon Market, which turned into an exploration of the entire area. All of the croissants wee delicious, especially the Red Bean and … [Read more...] about Japan Day 4 – Osaka

Now that we got the hang of Japan subways, it was time to get lost :) Lina bought some unlimited train passes that we needed to exchange in the basement of the LOUDEST store we've ever been in, in every sense of the word. The walls were white, the fluorescent lights were … [Read more...] about Japan Day 3 – Osaka

Now that we figured out the basics of navigating Japan, it was time to go to Osaka via bullet train. Thestation was little chaotic, but we managed to find our train and off we went! The train was smooth and fast, as expected. We accidentally booked ourselves into the Umeda … [Read more...] about Japan Day 2 – Tokyo to Osaka

We rested up the best we could and then headed out to meet our friends from Atlanta, who happened to be the ones who told us about the Trader Vic's Japan 50th Anniversary party, which was the excuse we used to visit Japan. We were supposed to meet them at the Ramen Museum on … [Read more...] about Japan Day 1 – Tokyo