Return to Osaka

After breakfast which included a miso soup, and on a wet morning, we repeated our route by bus and ferry back to the mainland where the weather had cleared to allow a view of the active volcano overlooking Kagoshima.
We took a Shinkansen back to Osaka, and returned to the Bridge Hotel on the metro.
Being the final night of the Intrepid trip, we went out for a farewell meal in the evening with some choosing the option to make their own pancakes.
The seats on Shinkansen swivel so all passengers are looking forward. The jingles which precede announcements in Japanese and English reminded me of the music for the credits on EastEnders.
On the trip, it was noticeable how many elderly people were bent-over between 45 and 90 degrees.

A reminder to watch the Michael Portillo programmes on railways in Japan.Читать далее