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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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