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A full day in Osaka: May 4

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 Today we finally decided to try renting a bike through a bike share service called Luup, we used the service to rent a scooter before, but this was the first time we used their bikes. It was absolutely awful to be honest, the bike was extremely short and it was an ebike so it felt strange to bike with. Going up hills was difficult because the crank arms were super short, the whole experience was very uncomfortable and I wish I could have just ridden a regular bike. Not only was it an uncomfortable ride, but to get off the bike and end the ride you have to bring it  to specific Luup stations, and they have a limit on how many bikes or scooters can be stored there. We ended our ride really far from our actual destination. So from that point on we decided not to rent any more bikes or scooters and just walk or bus or train.     The destination we were headed to was Shitennoji temple, and it was surrounded by vendors outside selling thousands of books. I was tempted to search for some old