The Way Home from Expo 2025 Osaka
Turns out Shin-Osaka Station has gained quite a few nice new spots. Mister Donut Who knew there was a place like this underground.. Kushikatsu Daruma Daruma is the place famous for its no-double-dipping rule…
Turns out Shin-Osaka Station has gained quite a few nice new spots. Mister Donut Who knew there was a place like this underground.. Kushikatsu Daruma Daruma is the place famous for its no-double-dipping rule…
Walking around you get hungry and tired, and there are actually quite a few places to eat. Of course each country’s pavilion has its own restaurant ready, but most of the lines were so long that in the e…
It got too long, so I split it into part 2. The view outside It’s completely an island, and it looks like it’s still under development. Singapore Pavilion A small pond This is the opposite side,…
Expo 2025 Osaka had all kinds of issues, but somehow it ended up exploding in popularity… So I went to check it out. The thing is, it’s so popular that if you don’t prepare, there isn’t…
Here are the rest of the photos from the Osaka trip. à la ringo This one was over on the Umeda side. It’s an Aomori candy-apple shop — I had one a while back and it was so good, and it turns out they ha…
Grand Front, the new shopping complex near Osaka Station, isn’t all that close to the station itself, but its gourmet concept isn’t bad at all. The basement restaurant floor is especially well stoc…
Here are some photos from Dotonbori. Kukuru As always, the crowds are huge. Kani Doraku It was under repair. Kobe beef I have no idea what the scallop and Spider-Man are about. Another Kani Doraku branch T…
Coming back to Dotonbori, well… it feels like not much has changed. Kinryu Ramen was already here the first time I visited, and it is still exactly the same. Kamukura Ramen does feel a bit tidier, though…
TAKOPA is a space where about eight takoyaki shops famous in Osaka are gathered together. I had already stopped by Kukuru, so I figured I would try one more place, and the one that caught my eye the most was T…
After thoroughly enjoying USJ and spending a night at a nearby hotel, I headed out in the morning. I was about to start sightseeing around the city, but first I stopped by the restaurants and goods shops in fr…
This time I had plenty of time on my hands, so I was able to stop by Kinopio’s Cafe. Normally you have to wait an hour or two, but since I went late I didn’t have to wait all that long, which was n…
The main aim of this visit was the attractions, and while you can push it and queue up for one or two of them, the time was just too short for that. This time I bought Express Passes, so I was able to do Harry…