{"id":6332,"date":"2014-10-29T23:34:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T15:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2014-11-06T23:32:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:32:28","slug":"japan-trip-october-2014-osaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=6332","title":{"rendered":"Japan trip, October 2014: Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many years we have been thinking about a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. China and Taiwan are &#8220;easy&#8221; countries for us (i.e. for Aric). Would the language be a problem in Japan? Finally we decided to give it a try, so we booked an Air Asia flight to Osaka. A 9D8N trip,\u00a0two nights in Osaka, three in Kyoto and three in Wakamaya.\u00a0Aric was the organiser, I just followed him&#8230;:-)<\/p>\n<p>In Osaka he had booked, via\u00a0Airbnb , a nice studio, near Dotonbori, the nightlife and entertainment district of Osaka. We walked around and bought snack food at several stalls.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=6332\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6332 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6340'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0548-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6340\" data-attachment-id=\"6340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6340\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0548.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,631\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413273243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selfie in the plane\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Selfie after boarding&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0548-300x236.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0548.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6340'>\n\t\t\t\tSelfie after boarding\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6334'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0554-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6334\" data-attachment-id=\"6334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6334\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0554.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"690,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413309161&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Studio\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Our miniature studio&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0554-258x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0554.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6334'>\n\t\t\t\tOur miniature studio\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6341'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0558-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6341\" data-attachment-id=\"6341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6341\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0558.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"601,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413316566&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dotonbori distictt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dotonbori district&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0558-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0558.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6341'>\n\t\t\t\tDotonbori district\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6335'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0561-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6335\" data-attachment-id=\"6335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6335\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0561.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413316830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dotonbori\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dotonbori canal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0561-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0561.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6335'>\n\t\t\t\tDotonbori canal\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6336'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0565-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6336\" data-attachment-id=\"6336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6336\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0565.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"667,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413317587&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scallops\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Delicious scallops&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0565-250x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0565.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6336'>\n\t\t\t\tDelicious scallops\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6342'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0569-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6342\" data-attachment-id=\"6342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6342\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0569.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"658,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413318723&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Huge billboards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Huge billboards&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0569-246x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0569.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6342'>\n\t\t\t\tHuge billboards\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6337'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0566-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6337\" data-attachment-id=\"6337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6337\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0566.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,730\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413317820&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Squid dumplings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Squid dumplings&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0566-300x273.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0566.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6337'>\n\t\t\t\tSquid dumplings\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6343'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0573-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6343\" data-attachment-id=\"6343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6343\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0573.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"678,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413319220&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gyoza\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gyoza&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0573-254x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0573.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6343'>\n\t\t\t\tGyoza\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The next morning we visited our first\u00a0temple, just beside our apartment, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osaka-info.jp\/en\/facilities\/cat11\/post_343.html\">Namba Yasaka shrine<\/a>\u00a0. It is a Shinto shrine, old but rebuilt after the war. The enormous lion head-shaped hall is quite spectacular. Religion in Japan is a confusing mixture of (animist) Shinto and Buddhism. Devotees write their prayer on a small plaque, called<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ema_(Shinto)\"> ema<\/a>, and hang it in the shrine, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kami\">kami<\/a> (spirit\/god) can read it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=6332\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6332 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6349'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9309-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6349\" data-attachment-id=\"6349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6349\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9309.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413365952&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Namba Yasaka Shrine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Namba Yasaka Shrine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9309-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9309.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6349'>\n\t\t\t\tNamba Yasaka Shrine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6348'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9308-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6348\" data-attachment-id=\"6348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6348\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9308.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413365911&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Huge Lion head\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Huge Lion head&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9308-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9308.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6348'>\n\t\t\t\tHuge Lion head\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6350'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9312-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6350\" data-attachment-id=\"6350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6350\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9312.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413366616&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ema, prayer plaques\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ema, prayer plaques&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9312-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9312.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6350'>\n\t\t\t\tEma, prayer plaques\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6351'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9314-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6351\" data-attachment-id=\"6351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6351\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9314.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413366693&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Two mini shrines\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two mini shrines&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9314-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9314.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6351'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo mini shrines\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After this quiet start, a hectic morning followed, as we had to solve two problems. First we had to find an ATM machine that accepted\u00a0my (Dutch) bank card. Surprisingly many ATM do not have \u00a0the &#8220;Maestro&#8221; option. Fortunately we had exchanged already some money in KL. We also needed a data plan, because we use\u00a0Internet a lot while exploring a town, especially Google Maps. At the airport we could not get it. Using WiFi in our studio Aric had found a Citibank and a big telecom shop near\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umeda_Sky_Building\">Umeda Sky Building<\/a>, so we decided to go there, using the subway. The Osaka subway is not for the faint-hearted, but we managed..:-) . The Citibank accepted my ATM card, later we discovered that most\u00a07-Eleven\u00a0stores also have ATM machines which accept Maestro. We also found the telecom shop where Aric bought a data plan. But we could activate it only in our studio, so that first day, we did not have our Google Map.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=6332\"}' id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6332 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6356'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9326-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6356\" data-attachment-id=\"6356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6356\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9326.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"634,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413375729&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ticket machine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ticket machine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9326-237x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9326.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6356'>\n\t\t\t\tTicket machine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6353'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9318-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6353\" data-attachment-id=\"6353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9318.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413370629&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"And now&amp;#8230; where?\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;And now&amp;#8230; where?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9318-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9318.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6353'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd now&#8230; where?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6355'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9323-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6355\" data-attachment-id=\"6355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6355\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9323.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413375032&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Umeda Sky Building\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Umeda Sky Building&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9323-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9323.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6355'>\n\t\t\t\tUmeda Sky Building\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6354'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9321-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6354\" data-attachment-id=\"6354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6354\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9321.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,745\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413371403&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Buying a data plan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Buying a data plan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9321-300x279.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9321.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6354'>\n\t\t\t\tBuying a data plan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our next destination was the Castle of Osaka,\u00a0the main, and according\u00a0to\u00a0many the only tourist attraction of Osaka&#8230;:-). The origins of the castle date back to the 17th century, but also here it was severely damaged in the war and later reconstructed. Located in a park, surrounded by a moat. Quite impressive. Lots of tourists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9353.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6358\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9353.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,568\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413383158&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Castle Osaka\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9353-300x166.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9353.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6358\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9353.jpg\" alt=\"Castle Osaka\" width=\"858\" height=\"485\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=6332\"}' id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-6332 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6361'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0599-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6361\" data-attachment-id=\"6361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0599.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"734,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413379038&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00092592592592593&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Castle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;King of the Castle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0599-275x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0599.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6361'>\n\t\t\t\tKing of the Castle\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6360'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9348-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6360\" data-attachment-id=\"6360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6360\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9348.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413382016&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Castle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Impressive&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9348-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9348.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6360'>\n\t\t\t\tImpressive\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6359'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9340-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6359\" data-attachment-id=\"6359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9340.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413379391&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Castle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Detail&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9340-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9340.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6359'>\n\t\t\t\tDetail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6362'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0604-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6362\" data-attachment-id=\"6362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6362\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0604.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413379888&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0019723865877712&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Castle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Town view from castle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0604-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0604.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6362'>\n\t\t\t\tTown view from castle\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For lunch Aric had chosen a local restaurant where they served BBQ-ed Kobe Beef. He had the coordinates, but we had no Google map. What do to? We walked a lot, partly underground from one subway station to another, we crossed shopping streets. We even asked policemen. Finally we found it. But it was closed&#8230;haha<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=6332\"}' id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-6332 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6367'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9365-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6367\" data-attachment-id=\"6367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6367\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9365.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"683,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413390082&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Looking for restaurant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Walking underground&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9365-256x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9365.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6367'>\n\t\t\t\tWalking underground\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6368'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0610-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6368\" data-attachment-id=\"6368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6368\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0610.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413387401&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Looking for restaurant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shopping street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0610-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0610.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6368'>\n\t\t\t\tShopping street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6365'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9362-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6365\" data-attachment-id=\"6365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6365\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9362.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413387144&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Looking for restaurant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Friendly poliemen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9362-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9362.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6365'>\n\t\t\t\tFriendly poliemen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6366'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9364-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6366\" data-attachment-id=\"6366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6366\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9364.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,781\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413387656&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Looking for restaurant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Closed!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9364-300x292.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9364.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6366'>\n\t\t\t\tClosed!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Instead of Kobe beef we had some snacks and then went to the Harukas 300 building, the tallest skyscraper of Japan, 300 meter high. From the observatory floor we had an impressive view of Osaka. We spent some time there because we wanted to see the sunset (which is early, around 5:30 pm).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=6332\"}' id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-6332 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6369'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9366-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6369\" data-attachment-id=\"6369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6369\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9366.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"530,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413391851&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tall skyscraper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9366-198x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9366.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6369'>\n\t\t\t\tTall skyscraper\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6370'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9368-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6370\" data-attachment-id=\"6370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6370\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9368.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413392760&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;View of Osaka&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9368-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9368.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6370'>\n\t\t\t\tView of Osaka\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6372'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0618-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6372\" data-attachment-id=\"6372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6372\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0618.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413393252&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0011454753722795&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0618-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0618.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6372'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6373'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0622-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6373\" data-attachment-id=\"6373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6373\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0622.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,579\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413394366&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Observation deck&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0622-300x217.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0622.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6373'>\n\t\t\t\tObservation deck\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6374'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0635-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6374\" data-attachment-id=\"6374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6374\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0635.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413394944&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Night view&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0635-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0635.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6374'>\n\t\t\t\tNight view\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6375'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0650-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6375\" data-attachment-id=\"6375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6375\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0650.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413397451&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Time to relax&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0650-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0650.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6375'>\n\t\t\t\tTime to relax\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6376'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0654-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6376\" data-attachment-id=\"6376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6376\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0654.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413397569&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Good there is glass&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0654-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0654.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6376'>\n\t\t\t\tGood there is glass\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6371'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9392-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6371\" data-attachment-id=\"6371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6371\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9392.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"530,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413399449&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harukas 300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Harukas at night&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9392-198x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9392.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6371'>\n\t\t\t\tHarukas at night\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Before looking for dinner we first visited the nearby shopping center, where Aric bought a samurai sword! The\u00a0customs in KL was at first a bit suspicious about it, but this was a ceremonial sword, not sharp, so it was not confiscated&#8230;:-). Walking back through the market, we finally found a BBQ restaurant, where we had Kobe beef. Expensive but delicious, almost melting on your tongue.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=6332\"}' id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-6332 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6387'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9394-001-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-6387\" data-attachment-id=\"6387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6387\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9394-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,639\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413400812&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Samurai shop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Samurai shop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9394-001-300x239.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9394-001.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-6387'>\n\t\t\t\tSamurai shop\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6386'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9393-001-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-6386\" data-attachment-id=\"6386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6386\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9393-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,744\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413400794&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Proud owner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Proud owner&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9393-001-300x279.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9393-001.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-6386'>\n\t\t\t\tProud owner\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6388'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0656-001-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-6388\" data-attachment-id=\"6388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6388\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0656-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"772,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413406104&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kobe beef\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kobe beef&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0656-001-289x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0656-001.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-6388'>\n\t\t\t\tKobe beef\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6389'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_06571-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-6389\" data-attachment-id=\"6389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6389\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_06571.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413406273&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BBQ dinner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BBQ dinner&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_06571-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_06571.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-6389'>\n\t\t\t\tBBQ dinner\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It was a long day, with many new impressions. The town architecture is not attractive, gray and boring. \u00a0Streets are clean, we did not see any\u00a0graffiti. The Japanese people are friendly, but communication is difficult. And they are very disciplined, when the pedestrian lights are red, nobody will cross. The school children are wearing identical uniforms, quite cute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6390\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,251\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1413383743&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;56&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"School children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;School children&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002-300x73.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_9359-002-500x122.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stayed two nights in Osaka and that was\u00a0enough.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years we have been thinking about a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. China and Taiwan are &#8220;easy&#8221; countries for us (i.e. for Aric). Would the language be a problem in Japan? Finally we decided to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=6332\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-japan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2LqIR-1E8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6332"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6394,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6332\/revisions\/6394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}