Our Trip To Japan

Osaka大阪市

Budget & Dates• ¥150,000 (just over $1500)

– Flights and hotels will be the highest cost

• Traveling in March – Weather is cool

• Average high temperature is in mid 50’s

– Low chance of rain• Average of 4 inches of rain in March

Visiting Osaka

• City of Osaka is in Osaka Prefecture– It is the capital city of

the Prefecture– Osaka is in the Kansai

Region on the island of Honshu

Honshu

Transportation• Kansai International Airport

– Serves Osaka– Flights arriving at Kansai leave

from Ontario, CA

• While there, Osaka Prefectural Municipal Subway– Inexpensive &

convenient

Accomodations

• Ramada Hotel Osaka– Centrally located– Reasonably priced

Places We’ll Visit• Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

– Spring Sumo Tournament is held in March

• Shitennoji Temple– Oldest shrine in Japan

• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan– One of the World’s largest

Whale Shark at Osaka Aquarium Kaiukan

Shiennoji Temple, built in the year 593

Souvenir Shopping• Namba City Shopping Mall

– Underground mall– One of Osaka’s most popular– Convenient subway stop

Food We’ll Enjoy• According to the Osaka Prefectural

Government, Osaka philosophy is "kuidaore" which means eat until you drop

• Local favorites we’d like to try:– Takoyaki, dumplings with octopus– Okonomiyaki, Japanese pancake– Kitsune Udon, noodles with bean curd

Presentation Group:

Shelly Thacker

Chris Dikmanas

Frank Ordav

Myles