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Best Sushi in Osaka – Endo Sushi Endo Sushi (中央市場 ゑんどう寿司) is an over a century old sushi restaurant (since 1907) located in the Osaka Central Wholesale Fish Market. Since we couldn’t go to Tokyo Tsukiji Market as we were […]
The Best Ramen in Japan (Or Even In The World!) – Ichiran Ramen I had the best Japanese ramen ever at Ichiran Dotonbori Osaka (一蘭 道頓堀店)! Ichiran’s Hakata style ramen which is thin noodles with tonkotsu (pork) soup base is […]
Our last hotel in Osaka was Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka near Namba. We paid ¥39,000 for 3 nights for 3 person (¥13,000 per person) which is quite reasonable. The main reason I chose this hotel was because it is located […]
Our 6th day in Japan continued with shopping at Shinsaibashi (心斎橋), walking around Dotonbori (道頓堀) and dinner at Gyu-Kaku (牛角). S started off shopping at LV even before we reached Shinsaibashi Shopping Arcade. Well, the 600 m long Shinsaibashi Shopping […]
After Osaka Castle, we went to Shinsekai (新世界). Shinsekai (新世界) is Osaka’s “new world” in literal translation, which is a district that was developed before the war and then being left neglected in the decades afterwards. At the district’s center […]
Best of Osaka – Osaka Castle (大阪城天守閣) Osaka Castle is the iconic landmark not only in Osaka but Japan overall. Although the castle was first built in 1583, it was not until 1931 that the present ferro-concrete reconstruction of the […]
When one in Osaka, you must try the local special food, Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き), which is a Japanese savoury pancake containing a variety of ingredients. We had this Japanese at Messe Kuma (めっせ熊) located at Umesan Kouji (Food street between Hearton […]
Umeda Sky Building and its floating Garden Observatory (梅田スカイビル空中庭園) built in 1993 are the famous observatory site where you can enjoy the sky and panoramic views at the 40th floor. For ¥800, you can get access to the floating Garden […]