We landed at Narita International Airport and immediately took the JR train to Osaka. We saw Mt. Fuji in the distance while riding on the train.
Seeing cherry blossoms in Japan has been on Michael’s bucket list for a long time. Cherry blossoms were the first thing we saw when we arrived in Osaka.
We took a 6-hour bike tour of Osaka with Cycle Osaka.  The city was blooming with cherry blossoms everywhere.  It was really a wonderful way to see the city, which has been Japan’s commercial capital and a major industrial center.
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