Yet another view... cool, eh? 

Another view... 

A view from atop the wheel. 

Yours truly on the Ferris wheel. Man.. I totally have to board this thing during the night. 

My new friends Aki and Kayo atop the huge Ferris Wheel in the center of Osaka. 

I'm finding Japanese billboards stranger and stranger each time I come across them. Take this for instance... Ahem. 

I won't even attempt to begin to explain what we're doing here, since most of you won't understand.. No offense. It's something Japanese, so I'll leave it at that. 

My friend Aki and I in front of one of the shrines in Osaka. This shrine is usually used for students who want to pray for better grades, getting into a good college, etc. 

Yours truly at the shopping street of Tenjinbashi. This is the longest in Japan. It literally runs for about 3 miles.