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Temple hopping
Unfortunately we would be waving goodbye to Hana Hostel again today, but just like last time they were more than happy to let us keep our bags laying around as long as we needed to and for us to use their facilities, which was good as we had a biggish day planned today before heading off to Osaka in the evening.
The first order of the day …
Take Me Out To The Ball Game Osaka Style
... well as curried rice with breaded chicken.
In the seventh inning the hometown Tiger's lead was threatened. Kobe loaded the bases That's when the whole crowd blew up these huge sperm shaped balloons for luck. When the crisis was averted through a double play the balloons were released, filling the air with colour.
This was repeated at the end of the game when the pitcher got the last out. The hometown Tigers won 2-0.
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Summer Sonic Festival
My initial decision to visit Japan was based on the fact that I wanted to go to a festival, and Japan had one with some good bands at a time that I could be there.
Summer Sonic turned out to be a very fun festival indeed. There was a small stage, a large stage, an even larger stage and then an indoor arena. I managed to watch bands on all four stages, although ...
The sensory kaleidoscope of Osaka.
... each other when either one of us understands what someone is trying to say. One thing the Japanese are great at is gesturing. Their gestures are purposeful and meaningful and they interpret the gestures of others well. Combine some thoughtful gesturing with one or two Japanese words (because, frankly, that's all I have) and the meaning can be conveyed surprisingly well.
It is here, not Tokyo or Kyoto, where I have ...
What. A. Day.
... short walk from the train station so we tried to head there, but it was madness. We were standing on a corner reading the map and a old lady tried to help us, but she didn't know where to go so she took us in the wrong direction. So we were standing on the street looking at the map and a guy came up and again tried to help us find where we were going and insisted on walking us there. He had absolutely no idea where he was going. So ...
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