Osaka (大阪)

After leaving Sapporo on Sunday afternoon we had a one-night layover in Osaka. I (Chuck) had never been there. Yumi, on the other hand, was last in Osaka during her Campus Crusade for Christ years. They did extensive outreaches on the university campuses one summer. We stayed near centrally-located Namba Station in a Toyoko Inn and got to see some of the city life. The greatest part about the layover was the famous Osaka okonomiyaki (or "economy yaki" as Rose Martin called it:-). It was rockin! The portions were small (unlike Okinawa), but it tasted so good.

沖縄への帰りに大阪で一泊しました。大阪はチャックは初めてでしたが、由美には大阪はとても思い出深く、アメリカでの大学時代、キャンパスクルセードのサマープロジェクト（夏の短期ミッション）で来たところでした。なんばのビジネスホテルに一泊し、本場のお好み焼きを食べてきました。