Sa-weet! A little waiting, and just like magic, the problem is solved. Goody.
So, I spent last weekend in Osaka, and I loved it! I only saw a tiny part of the city I was in, but Japan is a really, really cool place to be. I'll post a couple of posts about it, because there are too many pictures for one post, so keep checking in. I think I'll finish with some comparisons between Korea and Japan.
And here's the view from my window. You can see what I mean about the seediness:
But then we decided to take the subway to a VERY nice part of town, not far away, called the Minami area. Here we found the main shopping district...it was interesting because on one street, we were walking outside, but there was a roof between the buildings, so it was a combiniation of in and outdoor shopping. Here you can see the roof, and a traffic light up ahead:
But the coolest was nearby...a canal! 
There's my friend in the yellow t-shirt:
July 7 (07/07/07) is a lucky day in Japan, so they had performers along the boardwalk all afternoon and evening:
You can see in the picture above, there are candles by his feet and paper in the tree. Passersby could write out a hope or a wish or a prayer and put it on the tree, or on a candle, for free. It was really cool to see all the hopes of the people represented in material form like that. At night, they lit the candles:
And we'll end that day with a shot of one of the streets at sundown:
So, I spent last weekend in Osaka, and I loved it! I only saw a tiny part of the city I was in, but Japan is a really, really cool place to be. I'll post a couple of posts about it, because there are too many pictures for one post, so keep checking in. I think I'll finish with some comparisons between Korea and Japan.
On Saturday morning, me and my friend arrived in Osaka and managed to take the subway to the appropriate stop to find our "hotel," which is actually a hostel. We wandered around for a bit, and then my friend decided to ask for directions, which was a good thing, because we were in the wrong place. Oops. The hotel was in an admittedly seedy-ish part of town, but hey, you get what you pay for, and Japan is friggin expensive. It was clean and safe though, and that's all that really matters. Here it is:
And here's the view from my window. You can see what I mean about the seediness:
But then we decided to take the subway to a VERY nice part of town, not far away, called the Minami area. Here we found the main shopping district...it was interesting because on one street, we were walking outside, but there was a roof between the buildings, so it was a combiniation of in and outdoor shopping. Here you can see the roof, and a traffic light up ahead:
But the coolest was nearby...a canal! 
There's my friend in the yellow t-shirt:
July 7 (07/07/07) is a lucky day in Japan, so they had performers along the boardwalk all afternoon and evening:
You can see in the picture above, there are candles by his feet and paper in the tree. Passersby could write out a hope or a wish or a prayer and put it on the tree, or on a candle, for free. It was really cool to see all the hopes of the people represented in material form like that. At night, they lit the candles:
And we'll end that day with a shot of one of the streets at sundown:
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