Archive for: August 2007

August 4, 2007

Go karting in Osaka - Maishima island

Filed under: Osaka - 04 Aug 2007

For anyone fed up with getting stuck at the millions of traffic lights and want to put the pedal to the metal without risking a 100,000 yen speeding ticket (!) you can vent your boy racer yearnings at a go …

Ninjas and Haiku - Iga Ueno has it all

Filed under: Day trips - 04 Aug 2007

The sleepy provincial town of Iga Ueno has two main features which bring together two very different types of people: Ninja fans and Haiku poets.

Ninjas
Iga was originally one of the centers of education and development of the Ninjas err… …

Free foot spa in Umeda, Osaka

Filed under: Osaka - 04 Aug 2007

footspa1.jpgAfter a couple of hours wondering around Umeda the footsore and weary can take a refreshing 5 minute free public foot spa!

Located near the giant intersection in Doyama (about five minutes walk from Hankyu Umeda station) …