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Osaka Slideshow
Osaka
Travel Blogs from Osaka, Japan
Somewhere over the Pacific
Why oh why didn't we try to get a proper stopover in Japan?! (no doubt there was a ...
Osaka- Fish, castles & shops
... from my winter outfit. We then walked the whole of the shopping district. It is one straight street that runs through three districts of Osaka and must be two kilometers long with many shops. But be warned guys it is mainly for the ladies. It was a not ...
2 days in Osaka
There’s a Japanese saying they use to describe Osaka which translates to something like, ‘falling down from eating’. Osakites love their food and they love to party. The amount of restaurant and bar lined streets you can find in ...
Shanghai, Shanghai Ferry, Osaka and Nara
... worse the later it got. boooooo. What did lift my spirits though was later that night when we finally reached the Bay of Japan, going through a small gap between two of the main islands with big city lights lighting up the night sky on either side ...
Osaka - Day 1
... sleep on board. We had luck that the seat next to us was occupied by Japanese women who shared some knowledge about life in Japan. I also used this opportunity to try some Japanese words I have learnt at home. That was really funny. At 8.25am Osaka local ...
Osaka and Karaoke
... Tokyo in Urban development and a great central location for jumping on the train to other Kansai cities. Our first night in Osaka, Shiloh took us to a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant. When you see something you like, you grab the plate, eat ...
Ah! Familar places and faces.
... her a license. A little while later we figured out that she had only hit one cone! Phew! So to see her driving in Japan was a hoot. She actually just bought the car a few days prior. We entered the address to the restaurant where my friend was ...
Enter Osaka
Arrive in Osaka to stay one night in a capsule hotel and experience the night life at Zion - an African run dub reggae night with phat dancehall ...
Reunion At Last !
... the watchful eyes of the capricious samurai warriors. There was even an extravagant small-scale figurine representation of Japan's last civil war, known as The Osaka Summer War of 1614, that forever changed the political climate of the country. After the ...
Baseball, Shopping and big cities!
Osaka was so cool, we went twice! We saw a baseball game - and we think Japanese fans are way more enthusiastic than Seattle fans. Most were dressed up in team jerseys, had plastic bats, some had face paint, and everyone cheered like crazy ...
Leaving Osaka
Hallo zusammen, nach sieben Naechten in Osaka geht es nun weiter, next stop ist Nagoya. Auf meinen Aprilscherz ist anscheinend niemand reingefallen, nun ja, leider hatte ich auch keine guten Fotos:-) Gruss Ralf P.S. Hier ein Artikel von ...
Osaka - Seas of Streets
... ;Try to picture a densely packed outdoor mall... it was a bit like that. What I took away from the experience was that Osaka had many places which invited you wander the city for enjoyment (especially if you like to people-watch). There was ...
Himeji Hanami Festival
... are many instances to prove it false) BUT my rare meetings with these gals really bring a smile to my face, much laughter all the way from my gut, and a cure to any existing case of homesickness or current misery about work/life/Japan. ...
FISH GOTTA SWIM
Fish gotta swim(birds gotta fly)and Steve has to see them, if he is snorkelling or visiting an aquarium. An Osaka has a great aquarium! Saw playful mini otters and playful full size otters. Man, they do seem to be having fun. Saw a ...
Identify This
Thought we'd post some pictures of local products to see if any of you may have better luck at figuring out what they are than we have! Enjoy! In other news, we received a really sweet letter from a man at our Ward Office. The Ward Office is a ...
avec les fameuses villes de Kyoto et Nara
... dans le coin. On a encore un peu de temps pour la visite de Nara, premiere capitale du japon, toujours dans la periferie d'Osaka. En rajoutant des bonnes bouffes et le super acueil de Kyoko et Toshihiko, c'est encore du gros dossier de ...
Best of times, worst of times.. Suntory Times
This past Wednesday on our day off, Jack and I visited the Osaka Open Air Farmhouse Museum in Ryokuchi. It's on the subway line that runs through our neighborhood, about an hour north ride. We had read there was a Tea Ceremony going on there that day, but ...
Fall Beginnings
... for my birthday, a year older and wiser, but also a bit sick. I fought off the cold and celebrated out on the town in Osaka a week later. Birthday highlights have to include the cake. Here in Japan, sans oven, Jack was able to pull off an incredible ...
Ikebana Festival
... something usually associated with a festival. But this was an attempt at reaching out to foreign citizens in Japan, to expose them to a great aspect of Japanese culture. The festival included traditional Japanese Ladies Court Dances, ...
First Days Off
... ) to Minoh Quasi-National Park. I have no idea about the quasi part so don't ask! My first real venture into nature in Japan felt great, I miss the open spaces so much...Colorado spoiled me a bit. Anyway, inside the park are trails and a few shrines ...
Sunday in Japan, Roller coaster & Travel to Osaka
... trouble began. We got lost, so lost. We got on the wrong train that turned out to be a local going around the Osaka loop. A nice stranger on the train must have noticed our frustration and confusion and asked if he could help us find our way. ...
New Job
... they find regular schools to place us in. Also, this week, I went to a fireworks celebrating Ocean Day. Summers in Japan are filled with festivals involving fireworks...some say that's the only way to get Japanese people out during the hot and sticky ...
Fuh-lah-chio
So funny, today on the train to work, I sit down and start to read a book when this Japanese girl says hello to me. This is actually unusual because no one usually talks to me on the train. Anyway, she says hello in English so we begin to talk. We ...
Sky Scrapers & Love Hotels
... history, and to see the real history of Japan you need to head to Nara, some 40 miles south of Osaka. Nara had the distinction of once being Japan's capital for seventy years or so before it moved to Kyoto for a thousand years or so before moving to ...
A Tale of 3 Cities: Nagoya, Osaka & Kyoto
... ai enfin eu le temps de télécharger les photos de ces quelques derniers jours. C'est que nous avons commencé à utiliser notre Japan Rail Pass, précieux ticket qui nous donne accès illimité sur tout le réseau ferroviaire du Japon pendant 7 jours ...
Halloween
... is why candy isn't as popular in Japan, no Halloween and no Easter... But with the growing amount of foreigners in Japan- Halloween isn't completely forgotten. Many clubs and bars throw a 'Halloween night' where customers can get in at reduced prices ...
Travel to Sydney via Singapore and Osaka
... Sydney, we are there for about 8 hours so hopefully we will have a quick tour. We are then flying to Cairns in the north to start our tour of Australia down the east coast. By the way, the Osaka airport is a recently man-made island. It is ...
Suten
... local train goes far south to the mountains and beaches of Wakayama, and just a bit north of us to Namba, a hub station for Osaka. As we approach Namba, I kept hearing this word repeated before name, "suten." Of course, it means, final stop. This is the ...