Now I made it to Osaka… after the tranquility of Kotohira a sharp contrast… this multi-million city is a vibrant place… going out on Friday night was like you would have been in Alicante during summer… full of people, party everywhere… I guess, there are few places on earth which can keep up with such a large party crowd… and than, during day, the city shows its other face… a modern city, with a nice castle (but a concrete reconstruction – so not the real deal), beautiful museums as well as shrines and temples everywhere… a great blend, but I had to pass on Saturday evening… guess after nearly 3 weeks of traveling I needed some time to recharge and crashed in my hotel room… so now I decided to skip the large places and will from now on go to small villages to see the more rural Japan I have experienced in my “mountain” village…