Plaza Osaka

... after eleven. Fortunately we were able to leave our rucksacks and feeling considerably lighter, we set off to have a little explore. Osaka is quite different from the other places we've been, with lots of quite narrow streets filled with shops and places ...

... station in osaka called osaka namba & then we had to take the tubeone stop to nipponbashi where we were staying at the osaka namba washington plaza.  It was too early to check in but we left our bags at the hotel & headed out for some free ...

... shutters so in the morning there was no sunlight!! In blind panic I grabbed my stuff and set off to my next hotel, Osaka Namba Washington Hotel Plaza. I had to pay a surcharge AND quite a bit for phoning home, but I'll have to be more careful in future. ...

... way through Nagoya (home to Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi, Japan's Detroit and Japan's fourth largest city) and then into Osaka (Japan's second largest metropolitan area). The urban countryside melted into the rural as the train sped along. Its speed ...

After 8 hours of train rides we stumbled into the bright lights of Osaka. The city on first impressions was similar to Tokyo. We got out of the station and decided to try a night at a capsule hotel. Looking at our map and trying to work out what direction ...

... 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 ...

... eine Decke sind. Man schlaeft also eigentlich auf einer Bettdecke am Boden und bezahlt 30-80$ dafuer :-) Heute haben wir uns das Osaka Castle angesehen und sind dann quer durch die ganze Stadt zum Umeda Sky Building gelaufen. In Osaka gibt es nicht sehr ...

D'un auberge miteuse a un hotel crasseux.. les seuls points positifs sont le spa sur le toit et le prix. Visite du Osaka castle et du quartier Umeda ou il y a un gros gratte ciel relier par une passerelle au sommet. N.B. : Vive les 7 eleven du Japon. ...

... /english/service.html). A short train ride away is Himeji castle. Tennoji also has something like the Blackpool Tower. Osaka station is a large complex connecting Osaka and Umeda stations Osaka Kansai Airport - Souvenir Shop. A bit like Waterloo ...

... .jp/english/service.html). A short train ride away is Himeji castle. Tennoji also has something like the Blackpool Tower. Osaka station is a large complex connecting Osaka and Umeda stations. A bit like Waterloo and Charing Cross connected in central ...

... at 6pm to meet up with Neil who i'd not seen since Hattoji, Dave and another Simon and his wife. Went to the local Kirin Plaza for many, then met up with Kim, Melissa and Rieko at a local Thai Restaurant. Had a really nice meal, although the portions ...

... , then we got Juso station and they all got off. We searched for the exit and she asked me where I was going, I told her the Plaza Osaka, they were too! So we walked through the rain and found the hotel together which was nice. It was raining pretty hard ...

... , raising me from the sleep of the dead. I must have been really tired yesterday because today I find myself thinking differently about Osaka; it's a different side of Japanese life and has it's own 'charm'. I also like these little streets full of every ...

... . Secondly, I'd like you all to know that I am not ignoring the disaster by any means. I speak as I find, and here in Osaka everyone is carrying on, as normal, there is no weeping or wailing or public demonstrations of misery and so on. The way I find ...

... for Japan so there was no wait time.  We wonder if this is a telling sign of things to come in Japan?  We arrived at Osaka at night,  we hopped in a taxi and had a 45 minute ride to the hotel.  We checked in, and couldnt wait to go ...