"My First Japan Trip, The Tale of The Four Cities (Part 1)"

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Both Umeda Sky Building and Osaka Castle were excellent places with their own unique charm; the Sky Building offering a glorious panorama of the Osakan skyline, and the Castle offering a quaint lesson in Japanese history. One was a vision of the future, and the other a reminder of the past. Neither felt out of place.

While travelling to both sites, we encountered another facet of Japanese culture that's often seen but rarely talked about: WALKING. With excellent public transportation, the Japanese public saw little need for private automobiles and motorcycles, opting instead to either walk or cycle to where their trains and buses cannot reach.

Once we were done with the sightseeing, we returned to the OCAT to wait for our bus, headed for Kochi. But I will always remember this city. Osaka was an eye opener for me in quite a number of ways. 

For one thing, it was where I first encountered firsthand Japanese efficiency and excellent work ethic. Be it at an airport, a bus station, the subway, or even a simple intersection, there was never a moment where I felt stressed or worried if the system was working or not. They just do, which, to me as an Indonesian, both surprised and pleased me greatly..

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