{"id":231,"date":"2026-09-24T10:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jbw.wtf\/?p=231"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:19:49","slug":"osaka-day-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jbw.wtf\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"Osaka Day Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day before, go to Tokyo station to get a reserved seat on the 8am Nozomi to Shin-Osaka station and your return ticket for the 9:30pm. Nothing in Osaka opens till 11am so getting there earlier doesn&#8217;t get you much. 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