Hotel Nikko Osaka

Travel Blogs from Osaka

We've arrived, and to prove it we're here

A travel blog entry by katdiana

So here I am at the end of my trip. It seems like months ago I stepped off a plane into a completely unknown universe. And still it feels like only minutes since I stumbled my way blindly through a city where I couldn't read the signs. I ate countless things that I still don't know what there were. I traveled the country with my mother and somehow …

Just a stopover

A travel blog entry by paul_and_linda

Arrived late in the day to find we had landed in a sauna - Temperature dropping to the high twenties duriing the night with high humidity. Its going to be hot here!!!
After a bit of a traumatic start, not able to get any money, we managed to negotiate the ATMs and book a train ticket to Hiroshima.
Arrived safely after a ride on the bullet train!

Fishy Business

A travel blog entry by thecurries2012

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... sup> floor of the tower sits a statue of Billiken, the god of good luck. Apparently if you rub his feet your wish will be fulfilled. Annoyingly there was such a huge queue of people trying to get a bit of Billiken we could not get close, no good luck wishes for us :o( The views from the tower were really quite cool and I especially liked the fact that it is right next to the local zoo and you could see Zebra’s wondering around their enclosure. The ...

My last day in Japan (and my 30th birthday) Noooo!

A travel blog entry by david.crowther

... we hopped back on the subway as I needed to get back to the hostel. Miyuki san's station was earlier than my stop so we parted ways during the journey. It was very enjoyable spending the afternoon having lunch with her.

The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing at the hostel chatting with the other guests. We talked about the places I had visited and the places they were planning to visit themselves. I have to admit I was a little envious ...