[Self] Japan Day 8-10

And so the trip continues...

Day 8: I decide to stay another day in Kyoto (originally wanted to stay for 2 more days and scrap Osaka). And today is the day where I succumb to the 'normal' tourist sights. Hit Ginku Temple at the East Side, and then took a long walk along the 'Path of Philosophy' which was a long cannal with beautiful Sakuras in bloom. There was a few ladies in Kimono they were really cute / pretty depending on age.

By the time I am done and wander around unknown parts of town again, I somehow manage to complete 3 major events in a few hours: visit 2 major temples and see parts of Gion too. Dinner was a letdown I went to an Okonomiyaku place looking for a cool experience but I kena overcharged and in fact the stuff served back in Daimon (KL) was probably better. Maybe will give Okonomiyaki another chance later.

Day 9: Took a JR train from Kyoto to Osaka. Impression of Osaka compared to Tokyo and Kyoto was that it was much better at providing information to tourists. Walked on huge pedestrain flyover which had many youths selling street art and stuff. Two bands were performing on the flyover itself it was really a cool experience - the fact that there were indie bands selling their own albums, allowed to perform on the street, had some crowd jumping to their music, and of course great breezy weather.

Amazingly heavy bag in hand (some stuff in Kyoto), I managed to stumble to the capsule hotel I had booked for the weekend in Osaka. This one was totally different style compared to the one in Kyoto. They had a washing machine and a dryer so I had no more excuses to recycle my clothes. Spent 2 hours getting laundry done and resting....

.... Just enough to have enough energy to hit the road again at night. Osaka was very different compared to Tokyo. The have shopping virtually everywhere in the central, north and south areas - from the top on the streets to the underground labyrinth of shopping malls! Also, spent the night roaming around again standard stuff, and took pics of many graffitti art.

Day 10: Wasted time looking for some annual water sports event there was nothing happening at all. The day was salvaged by a very interesting Bunraku pupper performance that showed Japan's deep cultural heritage. After that, decided to be a shopping tourist - now I am pretty pretty dead broke. It could have been worse if a watch I wanted badly had warranty for Msia, it could have been worse .... ~_~;