So far, we arrived in Japan's Kansai Airport on July 10th, around 5 p.m. local time. This almost 15 hour trip from Los Angeles, with a stop at Honolulu, has been long and uneventful. We were rather worried due to the recent news about a typhoon that was ravaging Okinawa and was moving northward. We thought we might have to deal with delays and were going through some of the possibilities about alternate routes in case the flight was rerouted, but we needed not worry. When we arrived, we were greeted with a setting sun peeking through the clouds. The only sign of any bad weather were the puddles of rain water on the asphalt.
From the airport we took a bus towards the city of Sakai, where my parents-in-law live. We were greeted with a nice view as we passed over a Sky Gate Bridge R, which is the longest tuss bridge in the world. This bridge is the only solid connection to the Kansai airport which is located on the man-made island.
On the way, we passed by elaborate motorways and large buildings full of typical city life.
Our bus trip took nearly an hour, but we had no shortage of beautiful scenery still visible in the waning light. It is very common in the hilly areas to see little pockets of communities nestled within innumerable valleys and surrounded by luscious greenery.
When we arrived at our destination around 8 p.m. we were rather tired, but non-less excited as we usually are whenever we're in Japan. Thus, we looked forward to all the things we know and love as well as all the new things that we never fail to find.
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