Babymoon 2024

March 2024

Japan: Osaka and Kyoto Read more

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- Mar 12, 2024, 12:52pm
- 🌧 9 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Japan Ōsaka Osaka-shi Yawataya Tenpō Zan 34.655505, 135.43127734°39’20” N 135°25’53” E
Day 11
Rainy day Osaka Kaiyukan
March 12 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
It was a rainy day today and we thought we might as well go to the aquarium. Unfortunately, it was so crowded, we really didn't enjoy it that much and while I previously recommended it, I probably wouldn't recommend it now. We had some doteyaki at the gourmet street (naniwa kuishinbou yokocho) at the shopping centre nearby, which was pretty interesting, very strong taste and nice konnyaku. Dinner was just Sukiya on the way back. All in all a rather low key last day; we'll only have half a day tomorrow which will be spent traveling to the hotel for our flight just after noon.Read more
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- Mar 11, 2024, 12:17pm
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 90 m
- Japan Nara Higashikiderachō Kintetsu Nara-eki 34.682571, 135.83052934°40’57” N 135°49’50” E
Day 10
Nara
March 11 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Day trip to Nara, though we forgot about the Kintetsu pass and just went via train ic card directly! (Could have saved a little bit of walking by using buses at Nara I think..) It was like a petting zoo with deer at many places! Could buy senbei to feed them at 200y for a small stack which you can break into about two to feed. They are nice like alpacas and will bow to you for food or if they feel like it, but if you get a few mobbing you or biting your pants it can get not so nice lol. They also make this squeaking farting around at around dusk.

Visited Todaiji which had really cool massive statues at the start, and is also huge all around! Overall quite worth a visit, surprisingly both of us enjoyed it, me for the petting zoo aspects, Danny liked the deer as well.Read more
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- Mar 11, 2024, 11:32am
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 136 m
- Japan Ōsaka Kusakachō 34.687184, 135.65777234°41’14” N 135°39’28” E
Day 10
Osaka station
March 11 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
This was supposed to be a slow day exploring osaka station and the shopping centre surrounds but honestly it was still tiring for some reason! Even with breaks taken for sitting. Anyway had our standout meal for the trip, a well-balanced and well-thought-out bowl of ramen (technically soba) at Gion Tori paitan was thick and creamy, we got the option with truffle which to be honest drowned out the chicken a bit, though it was still nice. Clam and oyster was clear and sweet.Read more
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- Mar 10, 2024, 11:59am
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- Japan Ōsaka Osaka-shi Shitennoji Shi Tennô-ji 34.653517, 135.51604134°39’13” N 135°30’58” E
Day 9
Shittenoji and Dotonbori
March 10 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Nice day today, we went to Shittenoji and tried a Michelin bib gourmand soba place along the way but it was a bit disappointing, soba was kinda hard. Had the arabiki/rough type and normal. Thankfully though aside from the smell of the buckwheat tea, I didn't have an issue with the soba noodles. Maybe I just have an aversion to some specific compound in some cheaper soba??

Walked down a shopping street, had some Japanese sweets which was lovely, had dinner which was average sushi, then it was off to Dotonbori quickly for some night pictures. (And second dinner for Danny at a sutadon place.) Stumbled upon some popular Portuguese egg tart place but slightly pricey at 300y each.Read more
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- Mar 8, 2024, 4:02pm
- 🌬 12 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- Japan Ōsaka Osaka-shi Dōtonbori Nanba-eki 34.66436, 135.50281534°39’52” N 135°30’10” E
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Day 7
Cat cafe
March 8 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Time to cheat on our cats! Fairly decent cat cafe, though the owner seems to like patting (with some pressure) their cats on their back near the tail which I'm not personally into. They were all pretty well-groomed and taken care of though, with some but minimal cat fights.

Dinner was okonomiyaki which unfortunately I would not really recommend, it was ok but not really worth the 2h queue, and when we were in the queue we would randomly smell something stinky like a drain. Seems maybe it was venting off from the restaurant.

Then grabbed a Rikuro cheesecake, still fluffy, yum, and under 1k yen!Read more
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- Mar 8, 2024, 12:06pm
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- Japan Ōsaka Osaka-shi Banbachō Ōsakajō Ato 34.685618, 135.52605834°41’8” N 135°31’34” E
Day 7
Osaka castle
March 8 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
I think we're not using the Osaka amazing pass this time around so we're just travelling around. Revisited Osaka castle, still pretty, didn't go inside though since there's an entry fee and also stairs. Walked around a bit though. They gave a detective Conan cafe that was full up, I didn't know it was still popular.

After that was lunch at udon place with the longest chewiest udon ever! Pretty good but gave my mouth a workout lol, made me wonder whether the master making it was intentionally sadistic?!Read more
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- Mar 7, 2024, 12:01pm
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- Japan Kyoto Kyōto Imagumano 34.984101, 135.7538434°59’3” N 135°45’14” E
Day 6
Quiet day at Osaka
March 7 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
After a quick meal at Yayoi-ken, it was off on the train to Osaka. We were able to check in early at 2pm when we arrived rather than 3pm, and walked around the area for a bit. They have breakfast included at this hotel so that'll be a bit different.Read more
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- Mar 6, 2024, 5:41pm
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- Japan Kyoto Kyōto Giommachi Gionshijō-eki 35.003092, 135.77495935°0’11” N 135°46’30” E
Day 5
Gion and last night at Kyoto
March 6 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Had warm miso dango and mitarashi dango at Gion which was super nice when it was this cold. Last night in our hotel, will be moving to Osaka tomorrow.
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- Mar 6, 2024, 12:07pm
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- Japan Kyoto Kyōto Kisshōin 34.981856, 135.749234°58’55” N 135°44’57” E
Day 5
Fushimi Inari Taisha
March 6 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Oh man I've been so lazy posting since we left Kyoto lol. Last day in Kyoto was at Fushimi Inari, which was crowded but not as cramped overall as Kiyomizudera. Wondered whether we should go/is tourist trap but maybe because of the diverse hiking paths it wasn't toooo bad. I couldn't go through much of it but we went through enough to have a good look.Read more
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- Mar 5, 2024, 2:54pm
- 🌧 6 °C
- Altitude: 93 m
- Japan Kyoto Kyōto Kitakazan Higashiyama 34.995583, 135.78307134°59’44” N 135°46’59” E
Day 4–15
Kiyomizudera
March 5 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Went to Kiyomizudera because apparently we didn't go the last time we were here, and also to visit the pagoda of Koyasu Kannon (for safe childbirth and to get a talisman). This place definitely has a lot of tourists even on a rainy day and it kinda ruined what should probably have been a solemn vibe. The area is very Kyoto though, for people who want to risk it. We went in the afternoon.

Had some dessert at Chasen which was not bad. The matcha tiramisu was rather cheesy but the matcha jelly with matcha syrup was yum.

Also wanted to visit Kodaiji but we are a bit too late and it had an entry fee. Ryozen kannon was also nearby and we could see the massive Kannon statue peeking out the top of the entrance; it was already closed.

The trip out from Kiyomizudera was truly miserable. Waited about half an hour for a bus and it was lucky we were at a fairly early stop because the bus had to reject further passengers at a few subsequent stops. Cold wet and shivering even with the warm heat pocket pads. Perhaps a shuttle bus instead?? Must be something better.

Dinner was an uninspiring overcooked chicken oyakodon from Isetan depachika (also pretty uninspiring on the whole) and I couldn't find something else i wanted to eat so we ordered gyoza kosho from Uber eats.Read more
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