First meal in Japan

Arrived earlier in Osaka at approximately 4pm local time and it's been a huge energy drain since then. Claiming luggage and passing through customs wasn't as bad as I thought it would be so that's definitely a plus. The teacher trainers were waiting upon our arrival at the airport to take us to our training centre for the first week. We spent a couple hours waiting since we had flights coming in from all over the world at all different times. After everyone had arrived we made our trip to Okayama. Unfortunately it has been raining all day so most of my landing and airport pictures are somewhat cloudy and dark.


Some of us decided that it was time to use these awesome drink vending machines and power up while we waited for the others to arrive.

After being on the transport system for a mere 10 seconds I have already decided that this is the best system ever. Actually before even boarding I probably would have been able to evaluate the superiority of its efficiency. The train arrived exactly at 6:16pm right on schedule, not a minute earlier or not a minute later. The digital clock literally just changed from 6:15 to 6:16 and within that transition the train had arrived and come to a stop.


After settling into our quarters for the week we decided that dinner and drinking was long overdue. Ended up picking the closest place to us and it was an adventure in itself ordering food and drinks from the menu. I decided to play it safe and order a side of fried dumplings and a gigantic beer. Probably the best dumplings I've ever had since I had been eating terrible aircraft food for the past 16 hours.

Time to call it a night so I have enough energy to do some exploring tomorrow. Wish me luck!