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Most foreign tourists or domestic tourists who travel to Osaka , will definitely spend at least a day at Universal Studios Japan (USJ ). After our breakfast at the hotel, we made our way to the theme park. We were glad to stay at Swissotel Nankai Osaka , as it helped us to save time when we travelled to the theme park. We planned a full day at the theme park, as the main issue with  Universal Studios Japan (USJ)  is that it’s EXTREMELY popular with both local Japanese and foreign tourists. To save time, we purchased our USJ tickets prior to our departure from Singapore. Even though you can buy tickets from the front counter on the day itself, I wouldn't recommend it as there are large queues. We bought our tickets from KLOOK as the process is quite simple, and the E-tickets were provided instantly. We only needed to scan the QR code from our E-ticket at the automated entrance gantry on the day of our visit, which will attest to how simple it was. When entering the Super Ninten...

Finally, it's my turn to go for my year-end holiday....  I took a morning flight on Saturday to Osaka , and the flying time was about 6-ish hours. I had a short nap on the flight and woke up at 5pm local time. We reached the airport around 6-ish. It was a full flight, so we couldn’t use the empty seats to stretch and rest our legs! We reached Kansai International Airport at around 3+ local time in the afternoon. Japan is around an hour ahead in time difference from Singapore's time. Prior to our departure, we had purchased our JR/SHINKANSEN PASS which allowed us to travel from Kansai Airport to Okayama ! The train ride only took 1.5-2 hours with a stop at Shin Osaka for the transfer to reach our destination. We stayed within the Downtown Okayama area as it gave us the full advantage of allowing us to explore Okayama and the surrounding areas! We stayed in ANA Crowne Plaza for 3 days, and it is literally located below the Okayama JR station . I liked how clos...