Osaka

Typhoon Hagibis was one of the strongest typhoons to have hit Japan ever in history. Luckily, Osaka was not affected much by the typhoon but the same couldn't be said for the rest of Japan.

Believe it or not, this museum was one of the most anticipated museums for our kids. The fact that you could make your own cup noodles and eat it later was fascinating.

We knew we would not do Kyoto justice if we only did a day trip from Osaka. However, we understood that our kids had not have the appropriate appreciation of a foreign religion to be able to visit the Kyoto shrines. So, we decided to go to Kyoto as a day trip.