Today we get on the bullet train back to Osaka for our last evening in Japan.
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Like yesterday, today is spent in Fukuoka speaking mostly Japanese!
We get treated to various simulated disasters and also some very tasty local cuisine!
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Today we move on to Fukuoka where I get to spend most of the day speaking Japanese!
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Most of today was spent at the tourist attraction Miyajima, walking up stairs.
So many stairs.
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Today we go to Hiroshima.
We ride a lot of trains, take a long walk and eat a bunch of sushi!
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Today we visit the tallest building, see the zoo, fail to order lunch and get confused by the “one drink” rule.
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Quite a lot of new words this week!
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Today we make our way to Osaka.
On the way we almost forget a bunch of important things, scare ladies out of their bullet train seats and get confused by English loan words.
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Today we go to central Tokyo, look at skyscrapers and Gundam, and also get to try two new items on the Japanese cuisine checklist!
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This is the first day entirely in Japan!
Boy and I spend it in electronic stores, parks, wandering the streets and being treated to dinner by a Japanese family!
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