Shinsaibashi Osaka

Tuesday was a bit of a wash. Well, it was wet, meteorologically speaking.

We ended up doing a bit of shopping. Going to Costco normally makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end, but the trip ended up being.. fun.

Unlike every other Costco I'd ever been to, people in the store treated the aisles like a road way - they …

Osaka and Kyoto are only about 15 mins apart on the Shinkansen but we looked at the map and realised that we could save $25 by catching the local train which only took 25 mins and it got us closer to our hotel. Sold!



Kyoto and Osaka are so close together you can easily site see from one to the other. On the train we went past the …

19-09-2012 Osaka

Running a tight schedule; today we ride the train to Osaka which is our last destination of our trip in Japan. Our hotel is close to Shinsaibashi-suji shopping street which is more a 24/7 arcade street than shopping street. One after the other gamble hall is located here, and inside rows and rows of slot machines with the …

This was a strange day and night.

We decided to do our own thing during the day...so after a great breakfast a block from our hotel - wonderful and typical Japanese breakfast of rice, seaweed/nori strips and the freshest slice of salmon I have ever had...Joe went off to look at Osaka castle and I decided to slow it down a little a do some …

We arrive at Osaka Station after the overnight bus. It's 5.15am and the station is open for business, with quite a few commuters already on their journey. We get our bearings and get a train to Momodani Station just next to our home for the next few days - Bonsai Guesthouse. It's dark and no staff are around to let us in. Their 'useful' sign reads …

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... Running a tight schedule; today we ride the train to Osaka which is our last destination of our trip in Japan. Our hotel is close to Shinsaibashi-suji shopping street which is more a 24/7 arcade street than shopping street. One after the other gamble ...

... to ruin oneself by extravagance in food. Heard another translation - "Eat, eat until you fall down." Why Osaka is my entry point to Japan. It also translates to eating as much Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki as possible. BTW Takoyaki - Octopus balls. ...

... Ron, delicious Sakuyaki at Hariju and more helpings of takoyaki/okonomuyaki/yakisoba. Steak Ron 1-10-2 Sonezaki Shinchi, Kita-ku | Umeda, Osaka Hariju 1-9-26 Nishishinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka Takontetsu (Pizza Ball House) 1-9-20 Maru Bldg Umeda 1 Chome ...

... famous for its shops and restaurants, as well as its many neon and mechanical signs.  Running perpendicular to Dotonbori was Shinsaibashi, a 2km long covered shopping street.  It was very easy to spend a few hours here, wandering around, ...

... weekend at home catching up with friends and errands. We went to Namba to a Brazilian restaurant, Barbacoa. (http://www.barbacoa.jp/shinsaibashi/en/about/index.html) It was all you can eat of salad, dessert, and Brazilian BBQ. Unfortunately, I didn't ...

... , parfums etc là dedans!.. Bon, je décide de me barrer, c'était pas viable comme endroit tellement c'était blindé!  Direction Shinsaibashi où je me prends une merde à bouffer (un "RORUKAKI" Roll cake censément qui n'avait pas de goût et une ...

... impossible de trouver la bonne sortie! Bah tant pis, on va improviser!.. Une fois dehors, l'anarchie totale! Je suis donc à Shinsaibashi, une sorte de rue piétonne énorme avec des restaurants, karaoke, UFO catchers, salles de jeux absolument PARTOUT. ...

... of marbles. But he asked his boss, and we got the sweatshirt for 1500 yen + 75 in tax. We were approaching the Shinsaibashi district and the covered shopping arcade when we decided our feet couldn't take any more. So we backtracked to Réspa, promising ...

... 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 ...

... myself so it was a good day overall. The next night, Sunday, Nick, Alistair and myself decide to pull another all-nighter in Shinsaibashi just to check the scene out. Although we realize that Sunday night isn't exactly the best night to go out, we are ...