Lazy morning and went to the bagel shop for breakfast where the staff were pleased to see us. One of the girls in the cafe gave us a message from the girl who had served us the night before; she wanted to say hello to us which was very sweet. Took more bagels with us for lunch. Checked out of hotel and took taxi to station for the 12:00 from Kochi up to Okayama. Went back up the valley through the same amazing scenery and then north through much flatter land with rice and vegetable crops. Saw many herons looking for food in ponds and riverbeds and a buzzard making off with its lunch from a field right next to the train.
Jumped straight on a bullet train at Okayama and we were back in Osaka in 40 minutes. Last leg was another train to Kansai airport and we checked into hotel tired and hot after being cooped up in trains all day. Had uninspired Japanese version of Italian pasta in the airport and then wandered around a bit before heading back to our room. Airport at Kansai is built on a man made island and is accessed by a single bridge a couple of miles long. Hotel room we were in was facing the second terminal strip which is still being built. A single rectangle of grey stones being filled in one truckful at a time. Immense machines were shifting stones and breaking rocks throughout the night.