Osaka is the third major city we’ve visited on our Japan trip. Like Tokyo, Osaka is known for offering up a lot of colorful, cosmopolitan excitement. We arrived in Osaka in time for peak cherry blossom blooms. Having left Kyoto too early for the sakura peak, I was worried that[…]
Saying goodbye to Yonomine Onsen wasn’t as difficult as leaving some of the other villages along this journey. Not only did the sulfur from the natural hot springs make the whole town smell like eggs, but the inn we stayed at was run by a strange, pushy woman who kept[…]