A plan never survives contact with reality.
I knew that no matter how hard I worked on planning for this trip I was bound to miss some detail and have to start adapting, I just didn't expect it to bite me in the ass 5 minutes after clearing customs! 😂 Landing was smooth and uneventful. Osaka's Kansai International airport rests on a man-made island in the bay, which makes it incredibly cool by that fact alone. I was concerned about customs. Had I do e my research correctly? Would they infact issue me a 90 day visa on my Canadian passport as I expected? Would I even understand what to do?? But all those fear evaporated. I had many helpful staff making sure I was in the right place and doing the right thing. I arrived at the customs officer's desk and we chatted about my stay. I explained why I was here; that I was hiking to Tokyo. His eyes widened in disbelief. He was concerned about the length of stay I had written on the customs slip. I showed him my departing f...