Comparing Tokyo to Osaka, I think that Tokyo seemed just a tad more modern and didn\u2019t have quite as much traditional aesthetics as Osaka did. Osaka seemed to have more places to eat as well, or at least they were more front-and-center. \u00a0Since Tokyo is such a modern and international city, there were many ethnic restaurants and international stores as well compared to Osaka. While Osaka was still a big city, it still pales in comparison when scaled against Tokyo. I remember looking at the city from Tokyo Sky Tree and awing at how large the city was and how it looked like it almost met the skyline. In Osaka, I think people seemed slightly more friendly compared to Tokyo. I remember when eating fushikatsu with my friends Yukari and Misato that one of the wait staff walked outside with us to show and\u00a0explain to us the menu. He joked around with us a lot of the time while doing it, too. Maybe people in Tokyo are just more busy and in a rush, and that\u2019s why they weren\u2019t as personable.<\/p>\n
I think that hands-on experiences stay with you and are more impactful than say, viewing experiences. They\u2019re usually more fun, too. When you actually take part in something, you feel like you are part of the culture instead of just an observer viewing from afar. \u00a0In that case, you could probably google sushi making on the youtube and watch a video of someone making sushi just like our instructor did. Doing it there in Japan with our instructor right there, is something that isn\u2019t so easily attainable.<\/p>\n
The picture I wanted to show was of me making my own Cup Noodle at the Cup Noodle Museum. It was very interesting seeing how instant noodles came to be and learning about Momofuku Ando and how he devised the process for creating instant noodles and then to be able to do it ourselves. He became a very successful man because of his indomitable spirit and his ability to never stop learning, even in his older years in life. That message can be seen on the outside of the bag that was given to us to hold our noodles that we made at the museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n