Spa World Osaka

Today we spent one whole fabulous day in Osaka. Well – most of it was fabulous, more on that later. We woke up bright and early to check out Osaka castle, which is even bigger than the one in Hiroshima! Then we headed over to the aquarium, which was insanely busy. We were worried we wouldn't even be able to see in the tanks the crowds were so …

... to earthquakes it makes you a little bit more nervous. The observatory felt quite safe in comparison. After this I decided to go to Spa World and relax my still aching muscles. It was 20GBP to get into the swimming pool and spa. They won't let you ...

... a life saver). All dishes are presented and arranged with utmost care. A visual feast to treasure.   6. "Spa world" in Osaka A huge complex onsen (hot spring) with several floors featuring spas from all over the world, including ...

... all day and had just finished my workout at Spa World so I felt I deserved to pig out. So other than my last Okonomiyaki, Spa World, not seeing a baseball game like I wanted to (tickets were sold out), and wondering why they stand on the right side of ...

... do such things.  So I reluctantly powered down Robonova 1 and AIBO 2 and we left. Somewhat fortuitously we found there is Spa World right next to our hotel.  It's the biggest spa in the world apparently.  There's a floor for ladies, a ...

... and biggest rodent we had ever seen; the Capybara (they can weigh up to 70kg)!   The afternoon we had planned to spend in Spa World, however we realized we were almost out of money so we went off in hunt of an ATM. This proved to be quite the ...

... in the pool. They happened to be feeling a Japanese gameshow by the poolside when we were there. I would recommend Spa World to anyone if they happen to be in Osaka, as it is a good day out. Do beware some of the etiquette which Jon fell foul of , as he ...

... are beautiful...Kobe is really nice with the bay on one side and mountains on the other. After hanging out there we go to Spa World in Osaka, which I think is going to be my first onsen (hot spring) experience in Japan, but the place is really more like ...

... affiliated hotel. After this amazing experience I organised my travel back to Tokyo. In the evening I went to Sega World Osaka, observing some of the incredible games they have here. They have machines that use a special pack of ...

... if you look ahead, you'll be staring straight at someone's crotch. 9:30 - We reached Shinimamiya station. To our disappointment, Spa World (our agreed meeting point for when Mike arrived) was not blindingly obvious. In fact, we found our hotel before ...

... had a tower down one end of the arcade but decided for once not to go up it. From here headed to spa world which I also visited last time I was in Osaka.  The place has two themed floors, Asian and European with one floor open to males and the other ...