Sapporo - Osaka

We waved goodbye to Sapporo (and our friends temporarily) around 8am, before making our way for the airport to Osaka.
Our friends are staying here for another couple of days and we will meet them in Tokyo on Monday.
We would like to visit Sapporo again next time, and possibly stay at this hotel. The service and room size/bedding arrangement is perfect for a family of 3, and the bathroom is larger than usual for Japan. While there are lots of things to do here, it’s not as busy as other big cities such as Osaka and Tokyo.

Despite there being a slight delay with our flight we still arrived in Osaka with most of the afternoon free for leisure. We checked into our 2 bedroom suite at Fraser Residence (Namba) around 2.30pm, recognised the layout from our last visit here a couple of years ago. We made good use of the washing machine straight away, and I ventured out to nearby Takashimaya for the next hour. It’s nice to walk out with normal sneakers and not worry about slipping over! Temperature wise, it feels more like July/August in Canberra

We kind of skipped lunch today so decided on an early 5pm dinner at Mizuno for some okonomiyaki. We have been here before and love it! Customers are asked to order when waiting in line, so we don’t have to wait long before our meals are ready. Lots of delicious Japanese pancakes and great value.

After dinner, Jazzy and I walked it off along Ebisu Bashi-Suji, a vibrant covered arcade area known for its mix of trendy fashion, long established shops (Uniqlo, Daimaru), and Osaka street food. Joel went back to the apartment to check on washing (and probably the cricket 😂).
It was really busy all along this long shopping strip, from Shinsaibashi to Namba. We managed to squeeze through the crowds and grab a few things, including a mini suitcase for all the snacks and Japanese sheet masks collected in Sapporo. 😬
We grabbed some dessert before heading back to the apartment - a mix of mini cheese tarts from Pablo. This should give some us energy to organise out our suitcases for the luggage forwarding service tomorrow morning…Read more