Dan and I have never visited Japan before so culture honeymoon, here we come! We'll be flying into Osaka from LAX and then visiting Kyoto and Nara as well for two weeks.

Best Ramen near Nijo Castle in Kyoto.. do I get to decide how spicy it is!?

Located in peaceful Osaka-Tanimachi, Sushi Yuuden uses carefully-selected fresh seasonal fish to handcraft sushi of impeccable taste. We LOVE sushi so this place and a few other sushi spots are on the list to try out!

At Zauo Fishing Restaurant Namba we sit on a boat and use a net to catch our dinner from the surrounding water! Hope we catch something good!

It'll be the best crab we'll ever try!! (Mike - Don't let us down :P)

Mike and Kevin are going to help us find a hotel since they've been there before... now we just need to practice the language on Duolingo! Kōun o

The origin of the restaurant’s name, “Kikunoi”, came about in the 16th century when feudal shogun lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s wife, Nene, was visiting a teahouse and when she drew water from its well, the water sprang from the well like the blossoming of chrysanthemum flowers. Thus, the name “Kikunoi” or “Chrysanthemum Well” was given to the restaurant when it opened. Kikunoi has protected this well from generation to generation and continues to use the well’s water in its cooking.