Shin-Osaka Station
>> Saturday, February 16, 2008
If you're taking the Shinkansen (Bullet train), you have to get off at the Shin-Osaka station. From there, you could transfer to the JR Kobe and Jr Kyoto lines, and the Subway, Midosuji line.
You might be wondering what surrounds the station. I'm sorry to disappointment you but there's basically nothing. Every view is obstructed by buildings. However, I do enjoy going into the small boutiques at the station. You could find Uniqlo - a clothes shop, a pharmacy that constantly has some toiletries on sale, Mamaiko with its cute house wares and stationeries, another small boutique with pretty clothes, Mc Donald's, Beard Poppins, sweets stores, cafes and restaurants, souvenir shops, and convenient stores!
An Osaka Visitor Center is located there so if you're planning to avail that 2,000 yen ticket to explore Osaka, buy it from the visitor center from the Shin-Osaka station. It is located near the East Exit, in front of the ticket machines. The other visitor centers are just very hard to find.
While you're at it, don't forget to say hi to this pretty doll princess near the Shinkansen gates:
Photo Hunt: Heavy
>> Saturday, February 9, 2008
A Taste of Osaka's Okonomiyaki
>> Monday, February 4, 2008
Okonomiyaki is very famous especially in Osaka and Hiroshima. If you have the chance to visit Osaka, don't miss a bite of okonomiyaki. It is considered as the Japanese-style pancake or pizza. Main ingredients include: chopped cabbage and various toppings like thinly-sliced pork, red ginger, yakisoba noodles, tenkasu (tempura crumbs), green onion, squid, shrimp, and dried bonito flakes. In Hiroshima, the chopped cabbage is cooked on top of thinly spread butter. Here in Osaka, I haven't noticed the restaurant staff spreading butter on the iron table.
A friend brought me to this restaurant at *Yodobashi Camera. Usually, there's a lot of people waiting for a vacant table but it's really worth the wait. Okonomiyaki there is reasonably-priced (actually, it's cheap) and really delicious! Just look for this sign:
* Umeda is one of Osaka's main commercial district.
* Yodobashi Camera is located near the JR, Midosuji, and Hankyu stations in Umeda. It is a very big shopping centre, mostly for electronics. Read more...
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