Toyoko Inn Shin-Osaka Chuoguchi Shinkan
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Day 2 - Shinsaibashi
... for pets. They had every outfit for your pet that you could imagine. My cue to leave was when I saw a stroller for your dog. No doubt my Mum would have her hands on that if she could. Can you imagine Rubin and Xena in a stroller? By this stage the two of us were getting a bit peckish and Nat took me to my very first Sushi train. The atmosphere and food was incredible. I recommend the corn and japanese mayo sushi. It was devine!! After lunch ...
Deer Gone Wild
... was perfect. He was speaking french to us because we told him we were from Canada and he knows that's our second language. He was a very cool man. On we walked toward the temples. Once we crossed the street that took us deeper into the park we saw the deer. There were so many of them and they would just walk right up to you thinking you had treats for them. We ended up buying deer crackers at a stand to feed to them and we noticed two girls that had just ...
Bring on the Sushi
... out from the day before. I just kept walking. Sadly you can't see anything other than gardens on the imperial palace grounds and most of that is just gravel paths too. However I did catch a game of baseball and lots of people out walking their dogs. After stopping at a little place, which I was brave enoug to enter with my new found knowledge of Japanese restaurants, and also had an english menu I scoffed noodles and vegetable tempura before I ventured on, passing a crazy fair ...
The Golden Temple
... we found out that it was a national holiday -- the Emperor's birthday. Everyone had off work and apparently decided to go shopping...
Here are some other thing's I've noticed about Japan:
1) Public transportation is a way of life. Everything revolves around the trains and buses. Even though it's somewhat expensive (2-3USD per trip) everybody does it.
2) Most of Japan is considered middle class and it seems everyone has a job. In ...
Hikari Renaissance & Shinsaibashi
... from mulled wine to waffles with ice cream and hot cocoa.
We then headed to the famous area of Shinsaibashi to people watch, have coffee and see the Running Man sign. The streets were bustling with people, but once 11:00p.m. came around, most people had made their ways indoors either home or in night clubs that we didn't know about at the time. The streets of Japan grow very quiet, ...