Is Osaka better than Tokyo?
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Hi from Anthony and Jodie! We are the Learners and Makers. Traveling the world full time since 2022, we empower families and people with mobility disabilities to travel confidently, their way. All writing is a form of time travel. From our perspective, writing this next to a sunny window in Osaka, you are in our future. When we share the same now, we’ll have something else in common: We’ll both be thinking about Osaka. You might be wondering if you’re going to go. Our family will be figuring out when we can return. The hardest part of traveling in Japan is when you have to leave. Another tricky bit, though, is finding your balance of the must-visit spots, with getting out into the nitty-gritty of places to go and things to do that match your interests, priorities, passions, and quirks. For us, that includes less time in Tokyo… and more time in Osaka. Let’s get into why. Is Osaka better than Tokyo? 7 reasons our family says yesWe first visited Japan in 2013. Telling people we were going to Osaka, and were so excited about it, led to confused looks. “Why do you want to go to Osaka? It’s all business. And it’s ugly.” We couldn’t disagree more.
Not just for hiking, but for confident walkingMost people think ”trekking poles” and picture hiking boots and mountain trails. The truth is, trekking poles are handy far beyond the backcountry. Jodie uses them everywhere we travel as a family, both indoors and outdoors. As an above-knee amputee who uses a prosthetic leg, Jodie travels with a pair of collapsible LEKI trekking poles. She routinely uses one for walking and keeps the other as a spare. That’s not because we’re constantly hitting the trail. A trekking pole improves Jodie’s stride, endurance, and balance. That’s whether we’re watching sunset on a sandy Lake Michigan beach in the USA, strolling through the streets of Osaka, Japan with our kids, or grocery shopping at a supermarket in Sevilla, Spain. Plus, on trains or in restaurants, Jodie can collapse the pole so it's out of the way. Whether you have a mobility consideration or simply want more stability while exploring with your family, collapsible trekking poles can go where you go.
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