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We arrived in Osaka about 2:00pm and were given a great welcome. First, there was a water jet display from a fire fighting vessel as we approached the dock and secondly, there was another high school band playing on the pier. Given that it was Saturday, I was very impressed by the students' enthusiastic performance.
Our tour took us to the beautiful Osaka Castle which is surrounded by incredible rock lined moats. The walk in was through large stands of Cherry Trees but unfortunately we were about a month late for the blossoms. We climbed the stairs to the eighth floor and enjoyed scenic views of Osaka before descending floor by floor and viewing historical displays.
Back at the pier, we looked through the shops which are part of the cruise terminal and also had a ride on the large ferris wheel which was towering over the ship.
We departed about 9:45pm.
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