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You know what's awesome about certain cities in Japan? They have a ferris wheel dead center in the city. Again how can you not be romantic in this country.

March 19

Osaka

After our meal Rie asked me about my plans for the rest of my trip. I decided to point out a nearby tourist attraction on my map. It turns out to be a shrine, off we go for prayers and flairs. I'm in need of inner peace anyway (⌒▽⌒)

The day had flown by so when  we got to the shrine it was pitch black out and it turned out the shrine had closed 3 hours ago (>_<) we were still able enter the premises and take some photos. We walked up to one of the shrines that had flags with big kanji designs on them. Ironically as soon as she read the kanji, one of her many boyfriends had called. It turned out that the kanji on the shrine was his name! I guess he's the one (^_-)


We get out fortunes and I was hoping for her to give me a detailed answer on what mines said. She couldn't read the old kanji and told me it just said 'I'm the best' ok I'll take it.

I had to quickly think of plan B and do something that didn't involve going to far a distance. I had wanted to see Osaka from a high altitude and the closest highest building we could go to is tsutenkaku tower. I had walked by this building before but wasnt sure if people were allowed to go to the top. She wasn't sure either because she apparently had never gone there. Guess who's the tour guide now (=^ェ^=) walking to the train station felt all too familiar and I realized we were right by the zoo. We decided to walk the path to the Tower rather than take a train. It was a good opportunity to practice my Japanese and learn some of the unique Osaka talk メッチャ楽しかった

I decided to pick her brain about the club scene and how over aggressive these dudes are. Not a surprise to hear her respond "Annoying" and how Japanese men in the club just want ass. Same as America (´･_･`) I ask her what she got for white day. "Nothing" a girl with more than one boyfriend getting no love on her day? When I asked her why, she said Japanese men are shy. Bullshit they ain't shy up in them clubs (♯｀∧´) We laughed and both agreed. I decided to be the solution for her empty White day and made plans to get her something by the end of the day.

When we made it to the tower it had a space shuttle feel to it as we ascended up the elevator. It took us to the gift shop, where I had my chance at getting Rie and Otoosan a gift. There was apparently a special elevator for going to the very top and a long line of people to go with it. Waiting in line we met a hilarious woman who was taking pictures of her and her boyfriend. She was pretty good at making impersonating voices. Osaka is known for its sense of humor and she was a great example of it.

When we finally got in the elevator it was quite exciting because it had clear walls and we were able to see the city lights get farther and farther away from us until it seemed like stars down below. When we made it to the very top, watching the city in it's darkness with flickers of light surrounding us reminded me of an anime I loved to watch. In the anime "Berserk", the main character looks at a bond fire and sees all the sparks being the dreams and ambitions of his comrades without seeing his. All the lights I saw were the dreams and wishes of all the people I had met during my time in Osaka but deep down I wasn't ever totally sure what I wanted to accomplish in Japan. I was just doing what I knew and ran with it to a place that draws me but remains as mysterious as the Osaka night.

All paths are intersections, It all depends on the persons perception - Del The Funky Homosapien

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