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    • TravelerJapan - Radreise
      Day 2

      Erster Radausflug in Osaka

      April 20, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      9, 21 km radle ich, um von ca. 15:30 Uhr an rund 3 Stunden eine kleine Sightseeing-Tour zu machen. Am Dotonbori Fluss, der nur eine Straße von meinem Hotel entfernt liegt, herrscht eine Explosion für die Sinne, siehe Bilder. Von da radle ich zum Tsutenkaku-Turm im Viertel Shinsekai, wo es ebenfalls lauter Essensstände gibt. Von dort aus besichtige ich die riesige Tempelanlage des Shitenno-ji, leider geschlossen, aber selbst das, was ich so zu sehen bekomme ist sagenhaft. Nun sitze ich im Hotel, Ruhe etwas aus, lade die Akkus und werde mir das Dotonbori-Leuchtreklamenspektakel nachher noch bei Nacht anschauen, ich muss ja noch durchhalten und aufbleiben, um in den hiesigen Zeitrhytmus zu kommen. Von den vielfachen Speiseangeboten werde ich auch genüsslich probieren..
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    • TravelerJapan 🇯🇵
      Day 2

      Osaka city centre & market

      March 25 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      1st stop: Osaka 😍
      City full of life and restaurants. You will not starve yourself. Particularly, the market was very unique and street food amazing & cheap. Takoyaki is something you need to try if you like octopus. 🐙 For dinner we had Japanese BBQ at Gyu-Kaku Namba-sennichimae, where for CHF 25 per person we had all you can eat menu. Spectacular 😍

      Città piena di vita e di ristoranti. Non morirete di fame. In particolare, il mercato era davvero unico e il cibo di strada incredibile ed economico. Il Takoyaki è qualcosa che dovete provare se vi piace il polpo. 🐙 Per cena siamo stati a Gyu-Kaku Namba-sennichimae, BBQ giapponese, 25.- all you can eat. Buonissimo 😍      Read more

    • Arigato gozaimasu Nihon
      Day 14

      Osaka cheesecake

      April 8, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      La sera precedente siamo stati rapiti dalla bellezza dei quartieri di Namba e di Doutonbori e decidiamo quindi di ritornarci per ammirarli anche sotto la luce del sole. L’obiettivo è quello di perdersi tra le vie di Osaka e farci trascinare dal suo modo di vivere.
      Una grandinata a sorpresa della durata di circa dieci minuti ci obbliga a passare il tempo entrando in negozi di svariati generi, dai venditori di giochi per le diverse generazioni di play station, a quelli più per adulti che imbarazzano decisamente il nostro buon Luca. Ancora sono tanti i negozi che vendono manga e ogni relativo accessorio o costume.
      La grandinata spazza via le nuvole e arriviamo a Namba e Doutonbori sotto la luce del sole: una birra bevuta sotto il sole con vista canale non ce la toglie nessuno. Ma l’aperitivo è ritardato perché dobbiamo prima trovare il locale che vende la famosa cheesecake giapponese - tratto dal libro “Luca passione cheesecake”. La coda è lunga ma Luca, famoso per odiare profondamente le code per mangiare, sorprendentemente si mette al suo posto in silenzio in attesa di ricevere la sua torta bella calda e soffice come una nuvola.
      Birra sul canale giusto il tempo di veder tramontare il sole e perdersi nell’osservare la città e le persone che sono lì, insieme a noi, sedute a rilassarsi, e rincominciamo nuovamente a passeggiare per la strada senza alcuna meta precisa, solo per guardare e ammirare. Sarà che sentiamo che la vacanza sta finendo e approfittiamo di questa scusa e dei chilometri a piedi fatti -questi ultimi sono veri e tanti giuro- per goderci anche un aperitivo a base di sushi dove Luca testa anche la carne di balena!      Read more

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    • TravelerHoneymoon
      Day 8

      A quick visit to Dotonburi

      September 23, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      We planned to go to Dotonburi just for an hour or so because we were both quite tired... but we ended up staying for 4 hours because it was so cool! It's just a looooong street filled with shops.

      There was a bridge that we walked over that was packed with people. There were LED billboards everywhere - it's like the Times Square of Osaka. There were street performers too.

      I found a cool comic book store that sold comics for $3 each! I got one for Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, and One Piece. We also found the world famous Pokemon Centre at the top of a 9-storey mall, and the Pokemon Cafe which sells Pokemon themed food.

      I also bought a nice top from GU that has a Kuribo on the front, and some socks with Blue Eyes White Dragon on!

      Then we got some Japanese cheesecake which is super fluffy. The difference with this one is that it has raisins at the bottom for an extra bit of sweetness. I think it's delicious, Frankie doesn't like the raisin part.      Read more

    • TravelerHoneymoon
      Day 13

      Last day in Osaka!

      September 28, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Our final afternoon in Osaka was spent shopping around Ebisu-Bashi Bridge and Dotonburi. I snagged a couple cheeky purchases - a fancy Lego set of the famous Japanese "wave", and I bought a Nintendo Switch!

      I had sold mine earlier in the year because I didn't use it much and wanted a bit of extra cash... but now, after visiting Super Nintendo World and riding the rides, I want to play the Super Mario games again.

      So I purchased a console, two games, a case, thumb sticks, and a screen protector, all for about $560. In NZ, the console itself is priced at $620. So waaaaaay cheaper to buy here. I wasn't going to at first until Frankie pointed out what a bargain it was.

      Then we went home to pack. We only have 25kg allowed in our suitcases each and we have done so much shopping that we were way over that. We had to cut some of our unnecessary stuff to make the weight limit. Extra baggage is $170 for an additional 5kg so we definitely don't want to have to pay for that! Our bags are currently sitting around 24kg each to allow for scales inconsistencies, then we have shoved all our snacks and lollies into our carry-on luggage. If we are overweight and need to dump any kgs, we can easily dump some snacks and lollies at the airport.

      Once the bags were packed, we went off to dinner for our last night in Osaka. Ramen and fried chicken to round off our Japanese leg of the trip - no better way.

      Off to Phuket tomorrow. Hope the weather's good!      Read more

    • Japan
      Day 19

      Tagesausflug nach Osaka

      October 5, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      Da wir in Nara die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten schon erkundet hatten, beschlossen wir, nach Osaka zu fahren. Das Zentrum ist pulsierend und lebhaft und war somit ein schöner Kontrast zum Spazieren durch den Park von Nara am Vortag. Wir fuhren direkt in das berühmte Ausgehviertel "Dotonbori". Besonders gefielen uns hier monströse, verrückte Figuren an den Hochhausfassaden, die zwischen schillernder Leuchtreklame und riesigen Videowänden für Firmen werben.
      Nachdem wir uns ausgiebig genug durch dieses Panoptikum hatten treiben lassen, fuhren wir mit U-Bahn und Metro zur Burg von Osaka.      Read more

    • Ulrich WolffJapan 2023
      Day 25

      Wieder nach Osaka

      November 20, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

      Ich verabschiede mich von dem gastlichen Guesthouse in Kobe. Ein letzter Radeltag steht an, die verbleibenden 33 Kilometer bis Osaka, eigentlich ein Klacks, aber da es wieder mitten durch die Stadt geht, zieht es sich hin.
      Ich fahre zu meiner Unterkunft, treffe aber noch niemanden an und kann nur mein Gepäck in ein Schließfach stellen. Dann noch ein paar Kilometer durch die Stadt und ich kann kann mein treues Rad wieder an seinen rechtmäßigen Besitzer Gareth zurückgeben. Nun bin ich wieder Fußgänger!
      Ich fahre mit der S-Bahn durch die Stadt. An meiner Unterkunft treffe ich wieder keinen lebenden Menschen an, aber die mitgeteilten Zahlencodes für die Türschlösser funktionieren und ich kann mein Zimmer beziehen. Es ist ein großes, eigentlich 6-Bettzimmer mit Bad und Balkon. Dazu gehört eine Gemeinschaftsküche/-wohnzimmer. Das Ganze liegt unmittelbar am Dotombori, im Ausgehviertel der Stadt.
      Ich stürze mich ins Getümmel. Eine Girlie-Band singt und tanzt für mich. Und schließlich bekomme ich auch noch was Japanisches zu essen.      Read more

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    • East Asia
      Day 17

      Osaka

      March 25 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      On our way to Osaka, we tested Divya’s theory on the Suica cards. We decided to turn off the express travel mode on the iPhone wallet settings. Purva and I had a strong hunch that this time it will work, and it did. We had unlocked a major achievement. After reaching Osaka, our first stop was the Osaka castle, another destination which was nice, but would be extremely stunning if the Sakura trees had already bloomed, which they had not. We then headed to Osaka’s biggest happening district - Dotonbori (by the river - Dotonbori). We randomly bumped into my cousin Shashank and his wife Sadhvi (who are travelling in Japan during the same time) in front of the famous Glico billboard. We then walked around the bustling market lit with neon lights all over and tried some street food - Takoyaki, before sitting down in a restaurant in Dotonbori for some delicious Okonomiyaki - Osaka’s speciality. After a hearty dinner, we headed back to Kyoto. We first got onto the wrong train (Thunderbird, which requires a special ticket) before changing trains mid way and accidentally separating the group because the doors closed before everyone could get on. Everyone still eventually managed to get back to the hotel easily and within minutes of each other.Read more

    • TravelerJapan
      Day 4

      day 4 - Osaka

      November 17, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

      Lasciamo la città dei mille templi in mattina. Prima tappa diventata parte integrante delle nostre mattine, 7eleven per recuperare la colazione e poi shinkansen in direzione di Osaka.
      Dopo aver lasciato le valigie nei locker della stazione di dirigiamo verso il Castello di Osaka dove veniamo accolto da un cielo grigio e nuovoloso 🌧️
      Subito dopo ci spostiamo nel quartiere di Namba per visitare il Nambayasaka shrine famoso per la sua forma particolare stranamente poco affollato.
      Mentre ci dirigiamo nella famosa via di Dotonbori ci fermiamo a mangiare il Gyokatzu al ristorante gyokatzu motomura super quotato. Dopo una fila di oltre un ora, finalmente è il nostro turno 😍 l’attesa è valsa assolutamente la pena, la carne di wagyu era davvero ottima, i contorni, la salsa, tutto eccezionale 😍
      Soddisfatti e pieni dal nostro pranzo ci dirigiamo finalmente a Dotonbori.
      Un giro veloce per la via dello shopping e un salto al pokemon center e successivamente metro in direzione della torre di Tsutenkaku girovagando tra le vie di shopping. In serata torniamo nuovamente nella famosa via dello street food ad assaggiare i famosi takoyaki di polipo, spiedini di kobe, qualche gyoza e infine la famosa Rikuro’s cheesecake (niente di speciale).
      Infine ultimo giretto per digerire tutto quanto e rientro tardi in Hotel.      Read more

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    • TravelerOsaka and Tokyo 2019
      Day 4

      Delicious Dotonburi

      November 17, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      We all agreed that Dotonburi was like Osaka's New York Times Square, or Tokyo's Shinjuku. It was full of neon lights. According to a magazine article, Osaka is Japan's kitchen, and one must try to eat until you are either bankrupt or too full to continue. That's our kind of challenge.

      So we had some Takoyaki (whose shop played a very catchy tune while we queued) and later on some sticky rice balls. These were enveloped with sweet soy sauce and coated with either roasted rice powder or matcha powder. My preference was absolute--the roasted rice powder coating elevated this delicacy above the rest. We also saw plenty of quirky signs in the establishments' attempts to catch the interest of passing visitors.

      We decided to take the train home. As we neared our accommodation, I thought I caught a scent that reminded me of woodfire or burning charcoal - something that reminded me of Lola Soteng. It was an out of place aroma in a highly urbanised area where everything was electronic. So I knew that she was watching over us on this trip.

      We enjoyed our evening cuppa whilst debriefing before turning in for the night. Turns out we clocked in about 16000 steps this day.      Read more

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