Taiko Drummers and an animated Ferris Wheel ended our visit to Osaka. Each community tries to outdo the next in sending off cruise ships. This is an experiment. I have never tried to do a video before. Check out the … Continue reading Osaka Farewell
The bullet train takes 13 minutes to travel from Kyoto to Osaka. On the return the “Hello Kitty” liveried train took us back in about twice that time. Today was my train day. The Shinkansen, or bullet train, links most … Continue reading From Bullet Train to “Hello Kitty.”
Nine is the new midnight. After a relaxing day (we only went to one lecture, but it was a difficult one to hear, on the atom bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki delivered by a retired officer and military historian) the … Continue reading Osaka Night (ok early evening)Life.