JR Osaka Loop Line stamps
Osaka Loop Line The Osaka Loop line stations make intercity travel within Osaka really good. Mosty everything that is central to downtown Osaka is covered. The Loop line stations all…
Kansai Wide Area Pass
Kansai Wide Area Pass After choosing the Hokuriku Arch Pass as my transport pass (from Kanto to Kansai), I knew I was going to spend a lot of time in…
Back in Osaka 3/2024
This was an unplanned day (as I was originally suppose to fly in from Sapporo), so I tried to do a few things. I was definitely on a eki stamp…
JR Hokuriku Arch Pass experience
Why the Hokuriku Arch Pass This trip, I decided to try the Hokuriku Arch Pass and Kansai Wide Area Pass. Usually people get the National JR Pass and that gives…
Stamping Japan – All Japan Towers stamp rally
When I came across the All Japan Towers (japantowers.jp), I thought it was a good reason to go check out towers and get a stamp. Some of the towers I…
Day 1 – Arrival to Kansai
I flew from the Philippines to Kansai international airport. Once I got my luggage, I immediately started to go to the train area. I asked to get the Rapi:t train,…
Wandering Leopard 2023 – The return to Japan
Wandering Leopard traversing Japan. The Return of Wandering Leopard Japan reopened its borders in late 2022. I have been planning through the pandemic about what I would do in Japan…
Yodobashi-Umeda, Osaka 2019
Yodobashi-Umeda 2019 After getting back from Nunobiki Falls in Kobe, I had to start getting my shopping list done. I went to Osaka station and walked out side and saw…
Wandering Leopard Day 2 Osaka/Kobe 2019
Wandering Leopard Day 2 Osaka/Kobe 2019 The next day I wasn’t going to be meeting with anyone (initially, that changed), so I decided to go around Osaka. My plan was…
Wandering Leopard Day 1 Osaka 2019
Wandering Leopard Osaka Day 1 2019 What many don’t understand about my trips to Japan is that it is friend centric and based around their schedules. I had scheduled to…