After a wonderful evening of wandering around Osaka and stuffing ourselves silly with okonomiyaki, we woke up bright and early on Tuesday morning to head out to Himeji with Mark and Belinda.

We were lucky we went early.  As per my last visit, the grounds were brimming with people.  Although the wait to enter the castle was shorter, it felt a lot more squished / cramped inside.  I refrained from taking many interior photos.

We headed back to Osaka to visit Kaiyukan – perhaps my favourite aquarium on the planet (sorry, Underwater World).