The Backpack Adventures

Rinku Park ( りんくう公園 ) is a beach park on the opposite bank of Kansai International Airport, located at 1-271 Rinkuoraikita, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture. Rinku Park  ( りんくう公園 )  Rinku Park Details Opened on September 18, 1996, Rinku Park is actually part of reclaimed land. It has a total area of 61.2 hectares. This area stretches along the coast of Izumisano City, Tajiri Town, and Sennan City and is referred to as Rinku Town.  The Star Gate Hotel Kansai Airport as seen from Rinku Park Rinku Park Love At present, parts of Rinku Park are still being developed. The areas currently open to the public are the Symbol Garden and the Seaside Garden .  Uchiumi (Inner Sea) Uchiumi as seen from Taikobashi The Star Gate Hotel can be seen from the Uchiumi area The Symbol Garden is the place where you'd find the Four Seasons Fountain, the Summer Solstice Stairs, and the Winter Solstice Grotto. Other things to see here are: Rinku Park management office The General Rest Area Taiko Bridg

Our third adventure in Japan might have been long over but its memories still linger. To summarize our adventures in the Land of the Rising Sun, here's the list (complete with links*) of places and events that we have visited and experienced : * Please click the links to read the articles. Day 0 - Arrival Day 1 - Osaka to Kyoto Day 2 - Exploring Kyoto 1 Day 3 - Exploring Nara Day 4 - Exploring Kyoto 2 Day 5 - Exploring Kyoto 3 Day 6 - Exploring Osaka Day 7 - Flight Home Tips Japan's 4G Sim Card VS 4G Pocket WIFI Others Japan's Awesome Manhole Covers A Guide to Collecting Eki Stamps Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Kyoto Station Higashi Honganji Nijo Castle Tenryuji Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Kimono Forest Yasaka Jinja Shrine Maruyama Park Kyoto's Edo-style Starbucks Kodaiji Higashiyama Healing Buddhist Statues Ryozen Kannon Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka Preserved Districts Kyoto Tower Pokemon Center Kyoto Kyoto Station Illumination Fushimi Inari Shrine Mt. Inari Tofukuji He

Day 7 December 25, 2019 Flight Home Merry Christmas or better yet Meri Kurisumasu from Japan ! This is it, our last day in this beautiful country known as the  Land of the Rising Sun .  5 more minutes, please! We woke up to another beautiful but very cold morning at  Oriental Suites Airport Osaka Rinku   in Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture. As you can recall, we spent our Christmas Eve with our Japanese godparent and his family in their home in Kumatori before checking in to this awesome hotel late last night. Check out the amazing view from Oriental Suites Airport Osaka Rinku Rise and shine Team Nicerio! Since our flight to Manila was still at 5:45 in the afternoon, we took the opportunity to relax and enjoy the comfort of our room. Speaking of our room, we were checked in at room 2405. It has an amazing view of Osaka Bay and of the Kansai International Airport Access Bridge .  Who wouldn't want to have a photo with this view as the background When the eighth member of our grou