The Backpack Adventures

It was just last year when my wife, daughter, and I last visited Osaka Castle . Come to think of it, we have always had Osaka Castle in our itineraries every time we visit Japan . It's like it's not a Japan trip if we didn't visit Osaka Castle. You can read about our first visit (2014) HERE and our 2018 visit  HERE . Osaka Castle Revisited 2019 What makes our latest (2019) visit different from the first two was that my parents and siblings are now part of the trip. Aside from that, my wife and daughter were not with me this time as they went ahead to our Japanese godparent's residence in Kumatori to bond and help prepare for our Christmas Eve celebration. Osaka Castle - Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture For those who are not familiar with Osaka Castle here's a bit of its history. Osaka Castle History:     Osaka Castle was built in 1563 under the commands of one of Japan's well-known historic figures -Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Construction was completed in 1597 but Hi

Day 6 December 24, 2019 Exploring Osaka Good morning from Kyoto City! We made sure to clean before checking out of our residence. We had a nice time in Kyoto. Thanks, Condominium Kokotomaru Today is our last day here in the historic city of Kyoto. We'll be heading back to Osaka to explore the city and celebrate Christmas Eve with our Japanese godparents before finally checking in to our home for the night in Oriental Suites Airport Osaka Rinku . One final picture of Condominium Kokotomaru before leaving Team Nicerio off to Osaka We started our day in Kokotomaru which was our Air BnB residence in Kyoto City for the past few days. We took the time to clean our rooms with respect to the kind owner(s). We also double-checked our luggage in preparation for its early transfer to our hotel.  Kyoto Station to Osaka Station Purchased our train ticket to Osaka Station Yup, that's right, we will send our luggage ahead so that we'll have a hassle-free city tour of Osaka today. Howeve