Good-bye Beppu-shi...
Ferry to Osaka...
Hisao-san, Sakura-donou and Haru-chan...
Haru-chan with uncle Angelo...
Okaasan with Haru-chan...
Creatures in Okaasan's garden...
Okaasan to otoosan no bye-bye... Thank you very much!
Later, Mibu... my backpack advisor...
Approaching Osaka-jo... 
Gaijin ninja...
Green Osaka...
Red whale???
Dinnertime...
Thank you Mibu-chan, tanoshikatta desu...Overnight bus and you are in Tokyo... Tokyo stamps as seen by a solitary backpacker...
Finally met the PIMP duo of Tokyo: Hung and ReRe...
And drinking time with other friends... Viva IUJ!!!
Later, Mizu-chan to the rescue...
Next day, more Tokyo stamps...
Dinnertime with Mizu and Miyuki...
Another productive day...
Another bit of Mizu...
Maha in Tokyo... 
Beertime with Borucki-sensei!!! 
Maha in Akihabara... 
Tribute to Mamoru Oshii...
Satisfaction...
Blink to Rafa, Pipo and Nina...
More and more varied adventures in Tokyo during the following days... Perhaps to be shown in the next post...
