I got up this morning with ‘nary a hangover and was off to Befu to run some errands in town. The big shocker was that the local Uniqlo store was closed, so I missed out on the chance to buy some cooler clothes. It wasn’t a wasted trip, though – I picked up some goodies for the folks back home and got some roast beef at the Ito Yokado near the station.
Back home I ate a roast beef sandwich and got all packed up for my trip to Osaka. I left a bit early for Osaka, in order to stop at Universal Studios Japan to buy a present for Kuniko.
Lately it’s been hot and humid in Kansai, about 80 degrees F and 80-90% humidity. Oh yeah. I’m a sweat machine. The air conditioning on the trains and in the stations is a life-saver. At USJ I picked up the gift for Kuniko, and I had a little extra time to spare, so I walked around and took in some of the sights outside the park.
I found a couple of interesting restaurants that look like they were imported here along with the rest of the part – a rib restaurant/microbrewery, and a Hawaiian burger restaurant. It’s a long way to go for ribs, but I might do it – I’m hoping to try one of those in the near future.
I met up with Kuniko at her place around 6 p.m., and she cooked up a great dinner. I sliced ingredients, and she managed the rest of the dinner. It was a Japanese cold noodle dish, with some spicy sauce, and strips of egg, cucumber, and ham. It really hit the spot.
Afterwards we spent lots of time chatting about our week and talking about the future – it was time well spent. I think that Kuniko and I are both on the same page in terms of timing. We ended up staying up late watching TV and talking – we finally went to bed around midnight. Luckily, she’s got air conditioning.
