Minami (Namba) Osaka

I love Osaka but we didn't have a lot of time on this trip to really soak in the atmosphere, I was determined to show Chops as much as I could with one day of sight seeing! Amazingly we weren't too hungover after our partying but we just had to stop for another delicious bowl of ramen. One tip just has to be shared which is this Aquarium day pass …

Last stop in Japan and indeed the whole of Asia was the metropolis of Osaka, close on the heels of Tokyo in terms of scale and entertainment and hailed as one of the top culinary centres in Japan being the birthplace of Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki. Our host Makoto (another airbnb find!) picked us up from the metro station and led us to her lovely flat …

It was nice weather today.
I went to Namba(Minami) area.
Osakan called "Minami" it means South in Japanese.

Why is there called Minami?
Because Namba was Minami district until 1989 Feb.
After that the district name was changed by annexing.

I took some pictures with Guriko character(Running guy) and big sushi!
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... our apartment to have some rest before we hit the streets of Osaka later in the evening. At 19.30 we went to part of Osaka called Minami, well known for its night life, shopping and neon lights. In three days we have learnt how to use metro and how to ...

... think I would have been able to give it the appreciation it deserved. With no plan for the rest of the evening, we headed of to Minami, which means south. This was the area with all the bars and clubs. We went in to an English pub, the pig and whistle. ...

... . We went back to our hotel room for a bit of a break and to clean up for dinner, then took the train to the Minami district, which is supposed to be the entertainment precinct that comes alive at night.  We walked around for a long time, just ...

Shopping, shopping and more shopping Today was a day to explore the different neighbourhoods of Osaka. From my hostel in the Minami (southern) district, I headed to the electronics neighbourhoods to see rows and rows of cameras, cell phones, and ...

... back to the hotel for a nap. About 6pm we headed out again, feeling well rested, to move on to the Minami district (using our subway passes again of course). The bright flashing lights and gimmicky signs that were around were fascinating! ...

... , pour ceux qui n'ont pas été voir mes albums photos uploadés sur Facebook, les utres doivent savoir, ça a été donc le Kaiyukan d'Osaka (l'aquarium géant), le Tempozan (la plus grande roue du Monde), Kujo pour l'Osaka Dome et un tout petit tour ...

... 'hui, c'est le changement! Dès qu'on devient habitué à certaines choses, on change tout. Enfin presque!.. Tokyo ----> Osaka J'avais vu beaucoup de facettes de Tokyo, j'avais vu la face moderne avec Shibuya et Akihabara. Le coté traditionnel avec ...

... pour trouver un restaurant où je puis me sustenter. Apres avoir fait mon choix pour un okonomiyaki (oui, j'en profite, je suis a Osaka quand meme!). Je m'installe et quelle est ma surprise de voir que l'on fait la cuisine sur la plaque de la table! ...

... out to experience Osaka's vibrant night life. We walked to Dotonbori, the street known for its food and entertainment in Minami, Osaka's southern downtown. After being thoroughly dazzled by bright lights and pulsing crowds of the district, we headed to a ...

... where the main CBD is. We got bored of that quick. The underground shopping was nothing we hadn't seen before in the Minami area, just pricier. Although I'm sure if I was a fashion conscious brat with loads of money I might have appreciated what Kita ...