We spent New Year's Eve in Osaka this time. We took a Peach flight from Incheon airport to Kansai and the price was quite reasonable taking into account how late we booked it.
Apart from the Osaka castle, whose main tower is closed for visits this time of the year (we got impressive pictures from the outside though), there is no much sightseeing to do in Osaka. It's a city where concrete and elevated motorways rule.
So we spent our time there filling our tummies with "yaki" (=grilled) delicious food: okonomyaki, yakisoba, takoyaki and the like. We finally understood why Osaka is Japan's capital of food. It's like they say: Dress in kimonos till you drop in Kyoto, eat till you drop in Osaka!
We loved the Dōtonbori area: it's bustling with young people every night, and also good for shopping during the day if you can bear the crowds. If a restaurant is moderately good and cheap, there will be a queue, but also a bench where you can seat while you wait. There are also street food stalls where to buy takoyaki on the go.
And while strolling in Osaka we also discovered a mile long queue of people (some were there from the night before) waiting for the sales in the Apple store. Apparently the main attraction in the sales season in Japan is the "lucky bags" (fukubukuro). Sold by almost every store in the first days of the year, they are surprise bags (normally closed and sold by size, if applicable) and their content is always worth more than the price you pay for it. Apple fans take it to the next level, it seems…
Dewa kore de.
Apart from the Osaka castle, whose main tower is closed for visits this time of the year (we got impressive pictures from the outside though), there is no much sightseeing to do in Osaka. It's a city where concrete and elevated motorways rule.
Osaka castle
So we spent our time there filling our tummies with "yaki" (=grilled) delicious food: okonomyaki, yakisoba, takoyaki and the like. We finally understood why Osaka is Japan's capital of food. It's like they say: Dress in kimonos till you drop in Kyoto, eat till you drop in Osaka!
Yakisoba (grilled noodles)
Okonomyaki (pancake with vegetables and, in this case seafood)
We loved the Dōtonbori area: it's bustling with young people every night, and also good for shopping during the day if you can bear the crowds. If a restaurant is moderately good and cheap, there will be a queue, but also a bench where you can seat while you wait. There are also street food stalls where to buy takoyaki on the go.
Dōtonbori
And while strolling in Osaka we also discovered a mile long queue of people (some were there from the night before) waiting for the sales in the Apple store. Apparently the main attraction in the sales season in Japan is the "lucky bags" (fukubukuro). Sold by almost every store in the first days of the year, they are surprise bags (normally closed and sold by size, if applicable) and their content is always worth more than the price you pay for it. Apple fans take it to the next level, it seems…
Dewa kore de.
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