Last day in Osaka and Japan today. And I think it was a good one! We had a bit of a late start just because we went to bed late-ish last night but fortunately because we didn't drink much we didn't have hangovers so that was delightful! We had planned to go to a shrine today because a lot of people do that on the first of the year to make their wishes for the year ahead. We made our way to Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine by train and picked up a few bakery treats for b...

We had a super laid back day today. We've been feeling very lazy lately and we've had a bit of bad luck with sights and attractions in Osaka so I suppose we feel disheartened because of that. We left the hostel at around 10am and made our way to Osaka station. We had decided to go see a movie so we had some breakfast at a bakery (where I had this delicious sweet mochi? bun that was so soft and pillowy) and then went up to the cinema. We saw Gone Girl which we...

Today was a pretty laid back day. We didn't have any concrete plans for the day but after a bit of Internet searching Shannon came up with a plan. We started at the same bakery we have since we got to Osaka, haha, and then caught the train to Tennoji. From here we walked to s***ennoji Temple. There were a few different temple buildings as well as a five storey pagoda so we enjoyed strolling around and looking at the architecture and art. The internal walls of o...

Our plan for today was to go to Universal Studios so we awoke naturally around 8am and got ready for the day. We left for the station and stopped at the bakery along the way to get some breakfast before heading to the train. It was only two short train journeys to get to Universal Studios and when we arrived we noticed there was a lot of people but we didn't think much of it. We lined up to get a ticket which didn't take that long and then proceeded into the ...

We had a full day in Osaka today and it was most enjoyable! It started out with a stop at Vie De France, a bakery, for some breakfast bakery treats and coffee followed by a short train trip to Osaka Castle. There were a fair few people hanging out about the castle and on the grounds but unfortunately the castle was closed for the New Years period which was something we had forgotten happens from last trip. We walked about the gardens for a bit and got some ju...