I made it to Osaka, Japan safe and sound. I changed my money into yen. Right now is not the best time to change dollars into yen. The dollar is worth 96 yen. In previous years, it was 220 yen to the dollar. My friend met me at the airport. We took a fast train to Osaka City. It is very clean and beautiful. We ate a bowl of noodles and I went to sleep. Traveling from Minnesota to Japan takes about 15 hours. When I arrived it was 2:00am in Minnesota but 5:00 pm on the 14th in Japan.

Today we will visit Osaka Castle. Later we will go to visit Arima Hotsprings. On Sunday, November 16th, I will fly to Nagasaki.