Froggy and I have parted ways.

He just loved Mt. Fuji so much he decided to stay permanently. I get it, I really do. It’s beautiful there, with the sacred mountain, and the lakes, and the thousand year old shrines and all.

I’ll miss him.

Kinda just took a very long walk today and had some yummy lunch.

Ofc I took a train to a shrine lol

This particular one is outside of the downtown area, so there weren’t too many foreigners like me. It was Sunday, so that meant a flea market. I was tempted by some neat old junk, but alas, my bag is at capacity.

I got some pork katsu curry at the train station. Delicious and perfectly spicy. Which is to say, not very spicy at all. Japanese food can be either quite bland or it blows your lips off.

Nice little day out to see a waterfall. I’ve seen a lot that Osaka has to offer, so this time around, im taking local trains out of the city center.

The weather was perfect for an easy walk in the mountains.

Lots of locals exercising and photographers having a field day.

I took a walk around the main shopping area and people watched for a long time. Its Halloween today and I saw tons of costumes.

Its hard to find a place to sit down sometimes but you can always find a shrine or temple. Also there are bathrooms.

I sat and read for the rest of the day. Also I did my laundry.

Im back in Osaka for just a couple of days. There’s not much I wanted to do here but its a cheap place to take it easy for a bit.

Im renting a room in some lady’s house. I thought it was a hostel but its just someone’s spare bedroom. Its kinda charming and very homey. She’s just as sweet as can be.

Yesterday’s activities included a bullet train ride, a trip to a free museum, and a walking tour. Nothing too exciting, but i did learn that someday Im gonna have to find a way to see a baseball game. They are nuts here about the local team.