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Japan Winter Holiday 2023 (Part 4) (26th to 29th Dec 23) (Osaka)

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  Hi all, Thank you for reading my final post on my winter holiday in Japan. I will be sharing my final holiday in Japan before I started school in January. Even though it was the last city that I visited, it was also the climax of the entire one month holiday in Japan. After settling into my new apartment in Sendai, I packed up my luggages and took a night bus to Osaka. It was my first night bus experience.  The night bus departed at 7.40pm and arrived at Higashi Umeda Station at around 7.15am.  On it's way to Osaka, it stopped by a few service areas like Nasu Highland, Kyoto and finally Osaka. The ride was good and I was able to sleep for a couple of hours. I woke up at around 4.30am and the best thing about this bus is that it has a toilet.  After arriving at Higashi Umeda Station, I took train to Tennoji station and went to the hotel to deposit the luggages before going for breakfast.  I explored a few places in Osaka before meeting Yuko and Mana for lunch at Abeno Q's mall

Japan Winter Holiday 2023 (Part 3) (16th to 22nd Dec 23) (Hokkaido)

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 Dear folks for reading my previous post and now finally the real winter holiday will truly begin in this post.  Finally, things have more or less settled in Sendai and upon checking out of the hotel, I made my way to Sendai airport and check in for my flight to Hokkaido. Upon arrival at New Chitose Airport, I was welcomed by the fields of white wherever I go. What a sight. After checking into Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo, I rested for the night and be ready to meetup with Kazue San. On the 17th, after breakfast I met Kazue and we travelled to Otaru. We visited the popular Otaru Canal but the cruise was close in winter. We walked around the area, had tea and went shopping too. After returning back to Sapporo, we had soup curry for dinner and ended the day with night illumination at Odori Park.  On the 18th, I joined a Klook day tour to Asahiyama Zoo and Furano. One of the areas was closed due the heavy snow and I was quite disappointed. The tour participants were all Singaporeans. It had