7/23 recap: the beach

Travel Blog 2: The beach

Originally I was going to go and climb Mt. Fuji on this day, but my professors told me and the group that I was going with not to go. As a result, I woke up late and wasn’t sure what I was going to do with my day. I had already wasted Saturday preparing for this, and I didn’t want to waste Sunday as well.

Because of this, when I saw Daniel post saying he was going to the beach, I thought “why not?”

I met up with him at one, as well as Race and Colby who were also tagging along, in the afternoon, and we headed toward Omi-Maiko beach. The trip there was uneventful.

When we made it to the beach, it was packed with people. Before we went in the water, we walked to a Hawaiian restaurant, and I ordered chicken which was excellent. Next, we walked along the beach and looked at the jet skis that were lining the portion of the beach we were at. Our stop was short, and we soon moved on and found a relatively open area to lie down at.

Next, we went into the water which was warm and enjoyed the sunshine of the beach. Despite being less crowded than the other sections of the beach, it was not less lively. Children ran around playing, and there were guys who were trying to impress girls who weren’t impressed. It was practically the same as every beach in the U.S. I’ve been to.

After a few hours, the end of the day was approaching, and so we began our return to Osaka.

Much like the journey to Omi-Maiko beach, the return journey went smoothly. When we returned to Osaka, we went our separate ways. I decided to walk around Namba for a bit.

Namba, like Shinsaibashi, is a shopping district. However, it is much more focused around games and anime related things than Shinsaibashi. Also, there are lots of Casinos. I walked around and saw all of these went through a sketchier part of town and saw something sketchy there. Finally, I went back to my room and went to sleep.

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