Days 8 & 9 (Kyoto, Osaka)
This ramen was highly recommended. To be honest though, I still prefer Singaporeanized Japanese food found in the likes of Ramen Ten and Sushi Tei :P
Kyoto has a lot of waterways which were actually clean, presentable, and picture-worthy. Unlike our longkangs.
The obligatory temple/shrine visit in cultural Kyoto.
A maiko is a variant of a geisha. It's too long to explain, but just take it that they are younger geisha. This girl - I'm not sure if she's a true maiko, or just dressing up.
Another few maiko, or maiko-dressers. They were having fun taking pictures of each other with their mobile phones. One day, when I master enough conversational Japanese, I'm going to ambush one and chat up.
Lucky enough to spot a Shinto procession. Why must the guys shave their heads and not the girls, harumph.
The picture doesn't do this justice believe me.
Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, or whatever), has a lot of Love Hotels, establishments built for the one sole purpose of private spaces for sexual interaction. I found this not-so-subtle decor inside. Well, I did enjoy the Love Hotel hee hee.
Too bad I didnt encounter any Japanese men as cute as the one on this poster.
I'd take this Osaka Kaiyokan ferris wheel over the Singapore Eye or whatever it's called.
I see the Universal Studios theme from here :D
The Kaiyokan aquarium in Osaka is incredibly good. Its star attraction is the Whale Shark, the largest shark species known.
I forgot the name of this turtle, but it was stranger than strange. Its head resembled a tree trunk.
A cup of quality Haagen-Dasz with three scoops of ice cream, whipped cream, azuki beans and all sorts of other Japanese bits of dessert, costs only twice as much as a typical soft serve ice cream cone.
Okonomiyaki has to be my favorite dish in Japan. Too lazy to describe it!
Osaka's nightlife scene is definitely friendlier than Tokyo's. I go so drunk I whipped my dick out.
And got so excited I even ejaculated a bit.
And dislodged my entire genitalia from my crotch.
The gay sauna in Osaka is better than the one the Tokyo too! It was a first-time for me for two different reasons... unforgettable!