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Theme Park - Here We Come!

A travel blog entry by oflc_japan

Today we got to have a sleep in, which was much appreciated by everyone. Breakfast was an amazing, huge buffet with all kinds of western and Japanese foods. Kids 6 and under were free, but I don't think they counted on kids like ours who had three plates! There was a slight hiccup when we went to get our tickets - JTB had put the wrong date on the …

Moving to the big smoke

A travel blog entry by oflc_japan

Today it was time to sadly say good bye to Kyoto and the lovely ryokan. I was a bit worried about all of our luggage, but in the end we were fine and everyone was able to get their own luggage to the train station - even the little kids. After a quick trip to the post office to send off our new books and magazines, we headed to the right platform …

Why should you go to (Osaka) Japan

A travel blog entry by ekagunawan

Osaka is one of the big city in Japan. Osaka contain a Theme park call Universal studio. Many Famous theme park in Japan, like Sanrio Puro Land, Tokyo Disney sea and also Tokyo Disney Land. Sanrio Puro Land contain many cute characters, like for example HELLO KITTY, Hello Kitty is one of the famous character of Sanrio. Tokyo Disney Land and Disney …

Fishy Business

A travel blog entry by thecurries2012

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... taken my temperature only days earlier, I came down with the most awful flu. This is really annoying in Japan as it is terribly rude to blow your nose in public, I contemplated wearing a sars mask stuffed with loo roll but instead opted for a day of sleeping it off and staying out of the pouring rain which has descended on Osaka.

Feeling better and having found a pharmacy that sold me cold medicine (for �10!!!) we opted for a relaxed day trip to ...

Take Me Out To The Ball Game Osaka Style

A travel blog entry by f.goldthorpe

... the train car to get the doors closed. There was no doubt of where to get off the train.

When we got to the ticket windows we were advised that the game was sold out. Apparently a longtime fan favourite was into the last 3 games of his career so tickets were hard to come by.

We were told that some seats may still be available in a store next to the stadium. After asking a cashier , we were led to a counter that had tickets ...