After a scrumptious French-inspired breakfast at our hotel, we took a scenic and relaxing 3.5-hour train trip back to Osaka. This was a nostalgic journey for Masami as she remembered many summer trips she took with her grandmother when she was a child. We savored the ice-ebi (Japanese lobster) sandwiches Masami's brother Ichiro made for us to have on the train.

We had initially planned to costume up and venture into downtown Osaka for a night of Halloween fun. However, due to the incremental weather, we decided to stay put in Sakai and spend more time with Masami's mother over a nice Chinese meal at Agora Hotel.

We stayed at Dorsett by Agora Sakai.