It's a close fight, but I think this is my favorite day of the whole trip. Was it because of all the bread? Maybe. Definitely.

R Baker Osaka-jo had a great selection of breads for breakfast. The place was packed with people just finishing their morning jogs. Good thing there was plenty of seating. Most were outside and it was freezing, but still.

The trip's main feature: Osaka Castle. We got here early to avoid the crowds. We just walked around the grounds and did not get tickets for the inside of the castle itself.

This whole building behind my husband has a whole bunch of souvenir shops inside it.

We booked our Osaka Museum of History tickets through Klook at PHP459.8 for two tickets. This might be my favorite museum we visited. Lots of different exhibits at different floors and interactive activities (that are admittedly for children) that we enjoyed doing.

These huge dioramas had these easter eggs you can try to spot. They were usually cats and dogs, which were really cute.

My husband wanted to stop by Shimano Square, a small exhibit of Shimano bicycles and fishing equipment. It had a small cafe so we had lunch there. The food was okay but a bit overpriced.

Our Osaka Museum of Housing and Living were also booked through Klook at PHP459.8 for two tickets.

There was a special exhibit that was a separate ticket (paid in cash) but also worth it to see a rich woman's kimono collection.

Omiyage shopping at Tsukigesho before ending our day. We also a bought a small box for us to try.

Back at R Baker
We liked R Baker so much so we went back for breakfast before we had to leave for the airport. We bought a total of four of those sausage breads, two for breakfast and two for later while waiting at the airport.

This was the first tourist-y trip my husband and I went on (after being together for 15-ish years lol). I'm thankful both our jobs can allow us this break (mostly his job for the visa and funding part).

It's not a packed itinerary but we had the main spots we wanted to see, and if we were too tired to go anywhere else, we would just skip plans and head back to the hotel to rest. We were also barely out in the evenings since we always started pretty early and were asleep at 10pm.

I must recommend the New Balance 990s (we used the V5s for this trip) for footwear when walking around Japan (or walking anywhere else). Very comfortable even at over 20k steps.

I bought a few magnets where available. My favorite is the takoyaki one.

That's it! Bye.