Osaka 2019: Osaka Castle (大阪城)
I arrived back to Osaka late in the day and the train station I got off at was in the area close to Osaka Castle,…
Osaka 2019: Ice cream in fried bread
Before ending my first night in Osaka I got myself an ice cream treat from a shop called Ice Dog. Instead of ice cream in…
Osaka 2019: Takoyaki
Any visit to Osaka is not complete without snacking on some of the city’s famous takoyaki. Although you can find takoyaki in various parts of…
Osaka 2019: Dotonbori (道頓堀)
Since I had spent much of my day at Mt Shosha in Himeji, I didn’t arrive in Osaka until the evening but I was able…
Every selfie from Asia 2017
While I was wandering around Japan and Korea last year I tried to remember each day to either take a selfie with my phone or…
Osaka & Nara: The Running Man & The Deer
It only takes about 30 minutes to get to Osaka from Kyoto by train. Because of their relatively close proximity it’s certainly possible to visit…
Halfway Points
A little over two weeks ago my friend Ben over at Free Refills reached the halfway point of his trek across Western Europe and published…
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