Today was our last day in Kyoto. Actually we had a plan to stay in Kyoto the whole day but yesterday we changed out minds so instead we checked out and went to Osaka.

We took the Keihan main line from Sanjo station in Kyoto to Yodabashi station in Osaka. From there the Modosuji line to Umeda station, and 15 minutes walk to the J-Hopper youth hostel.

After leaving Jimmy & Emma’s bag at the youth hostel we walked back to the Umeda station and had miso udon for lunch.

In the afternoon we walked to Umeda Sky Building. Took the elevator up to the 35th floor. And the escalator up to the roof top. It was a beautiful day with almost blue sky so it was nice to be about 200 meters on top of Osaka enjoying the great view.

By the way, they say people are crazy in Osaka. And indeed they are. Or would a sane person decide to build a highway straight through a house. Or was this person building the house around the highway?

After exiting the Umeda Sky Building we passed by a model room for the City Tower. We went inside to have a look. It was fun. And the two guys showing us around was really nice. One recognized the craft sweater I was wearing because he had one too. Which he used while ski jumping and cross country skiing.

By 3:15 pm I left Jimmy & Emma alone in the big city Osaka. Hope they can find their way around and enjoy it. I took Shinkansen back to Tokyo.