{"id":1356,"date":"2026-06-16T20:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2026-06-20T09:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:17:47","slug":"osaka-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/osaka-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Osaka 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1819-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My friend was visiting and I tagged along with him to Osaka and visited Expo 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also visited a few other spots. 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