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Konichiwa
Arrived in Japan this morning, Osaka greeted us with a red sun rising up over the mountains as we came in for landing. We managed to navigate our way through swarms of people in the train and subway to get to our hotel, had a sneaky little nap to get us through the day and then set out to explore. First stop Shinsaibashi-suji! A huge shopping mall …
Day 1 - Cairns to Osaka
... by my gate. I then used my time by looking around at my fellow plane passengers and trying to work out where they had all come from and where they were going. I briefly imagined that an okay looking male was to become my future mile high friend..... but I realised that Fifty Shades Of Grey was really messing with my perception of fantasy V reality. I double checked that I had everything and then boarded the plane. I had a very nice ...
Bunraku
Bunraku is one of Japan's traditional performing arts. Today I joined a theater packed with high school students to learn about the art and enjoy a performance. In the 17th century older puppet shows were integrated with medieval narratives. It is a synchronization of narrative recitation, shamisen music and puppetry in performance. The music is performed on a shamisen, a three stringed instrument ...
We're in JAPAN!
... deity from evil. Each statute is carved from wood and stands 8 meters (26 feet) tall. At this gate we get our first full look at the temple. The structure is massive and entirely built with cypress. The original temple was built in the 8th century, but it was burned twice during civil war. The building today is a replica of the original, which was 84 meters (275 feet) wide, 50 meters (164 feet) deep and 50 meters (164 feet) ...
Bring on the Sushi
... of a mad dash for the airport but it all worked. They have a dedicated train for the airport. I even managed to get a final delicious meal of noodles,tofu and edamame beans. I met a lovely couple on the train who I just chatted to all the way there exchanging stories of fantastic times in Japan. I'm sad I didn't get to stay in a ryokan (traditional Japanese accomodation), go to Hiroshima or get close to Mt Fuji. In fact there are so many things I still want to do in Japan that I'll ...