Osaka Castle in Osaka
I had originally planned to spend a long time in Kyoto, but I used up too much energy at Kiyomizu-dera, so I decided to just head straight on to Osaka. When you think of Osaka’s signature sightseeing spo…
I had originally planned to spend a long time in Kyoto, but I used up too much energy at Kiyomizu-dera, so I decided to just head straight on to Osaka. When you think of Osaka’s signature sightseeing spo…
On the last weekend of August, right in the thick of the heat, I took a trip out to the Osaka area. The theme of this trip was to enjoy what was left of the summer. Honestly, this summer was so brutally hot th…
At long last I’ve found the time to sort out the rest of the photos from my Osaka/Kyoto trip. This time I was traveling with my elders, so we ended up eating at department-store restaurant floors not onc…
I’ve had way too much work this week (damn you, Hibernate) and couldn’t give the blog any attention. Milking the Kyoto travelogue for a whole month is starting to prick my conscience. The busy stre…
Back safely from the Philippines, I headed to Umeda to catch the bus home. I’ve been around here several times before. Last time the place I recommended was Ippudo, and I was thinking of going there agai…
I had to go to the Philippines for some company training. The flight left Kansai Airport in Osaka at 10 in the morning, and there was no way I could get to Osaka that same morning, so I set off the day before….
When I woke up on day two, it was drizzling. My friend and I had planned to head out to the beach that day, so, well… It wasn’t pouring yet, so we set off anyway. The view from Osaka’s Baysh…
A friend who lives in Osaka invited me over, so I went back to Osaka last week. Come to think of it, I end up visiting Osaka a lot. I’ve been going at least once a month, and every time I seem to discove…
An old friend was coming to visit Osaka, so I offered to be the guide. The main goal of this trip was Kyoto rather than Osaka, but since we were also planning to swing by Kobe while we were at it, we booked ou…
The last place I dropped by in Osaka wasn’t anything special either, but I took pictures, so here they are. A street in Namba You can see the Ferris wheel, too. Black vinegar I had a glass to soothe…
I started a ferocious diet in May, so I needed some kitchen gear for making diet food. And since I’d come all the way to Osaka anyway, I couldn’t not stop by IKEA. The recently launched French dog…
In the evening a friend took me to a café that’s supposedly one of the places in Osaka with a good-looking crowd. I remember it being somewhere near Umeda, but, well, I doubt I’ll ever go back. The…