Chuo

I tried to book Hotel Chuo from their website. It is said it could take them up to 3 days to get back to me. Osaka is not the most expensive place in Japan.

I found that http://www.japan-guide.com is a great website for sightseeing tips in Japan. We would probably arrive in Osaka on Sunday night based on our flight on Saturday. We'll lose one day in the air.

The next day is President's Day in the United States so the US Embassy will be closed. Biajee should find a bank to deposit his visa fees so that we could go to the Embassy on his Tuesday for return visa to America. Of course he doesn't know the address of the US Embassy yet. Biajee likes to wait till the last minute on everything.

Tuesday afternoon we could see the Osaka Castle, Osaka Aquarium (best aquarium in Japan) and Peace Osaka Museum (about World War II). I want to have different food every day: noodles, Okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza), Shabu-shabu (Japanese hot pot for boxers), sushi, sashimi, etc, etc. I'm excited about our Kansai trip.