The Tsutenkaku tower in Shinsekai - modelled after the Eiffel Tower

Shinsekai is home to kushikatsu - fried stuff on a stick 🤩

Dotonbori - lots of fun at night, with loads of tourists and where we enjoyed a flagship kura sushi

Elli did parkrun (a heroic effort one day after cycling)

There are roses all over Osaka and parks full of people smelling them

The museum of housing and living is a delight and has a recreation of an Edo era town

Lots of excessive and reasonably priced breakfasts

We wandered into Oktoberfest, which was confusing and also £8 a pint?! And totally shut by 10pm,

Rhythm games at the arcades in Den Den Town

Osaka

May 2–7, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

Back to Osaka and we actually got to spend some time here, as well as rest and recover after cycling.

It was the end of Golden Week so we had no choice at all for accommodation. What we got combined the smallest room we've ever stayed in with the biggest glut of towels we never wanted. And a truly fabulous bath and sauna downstairs, so Elli enjoyed taking a bath every day for 6 days.

Spent a couple of days relaxing and sitting in coffee shops which was much needed but also exploring various highlights of Osaka and enjoying the sunny weather, and watching the Osakans enjoy the end of Golden Week.Read more