Japan 2025 - Day 1

osaka

check into airbnb and immediately to Wonderland for a welcome party of sorts. Steven used to 

time for a hike to Kuya falls, which is past kyoto and over an hour hike to get there after getting off the train. We rode a Kirby x Hankyu train

braille for which car you're in

the squad

bear attack epidemic happening. over 100 attacks and 13 dead at this point in nov 2025. There is a movie about humans ruining the earth and nature fighting back in this story, which has already been several Ghibli movies already

Yuzu everywhere

remote town that later we found out is haunted

great deal, there are scratches

cats will jump out. There were like 7 white weird cats and a friendly orange one that came from across the street to get pet

maybe someone knew it was haunted and didn't have to wait to hear a taxi driver say that tunnel we avoided by walking up and down extreme slopes was haunted

the ultimate payoff and arguably the best part of the whole trip. There were 0 people here due to the 1.5 hr hike it takes to get there.

do they approve of your veggie sticks and dip consumption bobby?

a faceless tanuki statue

beers and food somewhere in that crazy area off of the shotengai

a cool vinyl bar, Bar Rehab. Did not expect to be talking to the guy and he whips out the judgement night soundtrack on vinyl