... Bad touch. Bad touch. Thankfully, just after the handshake, they left. Without me. Osaka Castle November 22, 2009 View from Osaka Castle (and yay for autumn!) So Cute I Could Die Near Osaka Castle in the beautiful and huge park That Times Four Osaka ... here. Next time. Yay for Christmas! North Umeda, Osaka More Christmas It barely felt like Japan with all these Christmas shops. Umeda ...

... was supposedly gold coated or plated. On the second floor, there's plenty of information about Osaka Castle itself - and a few other replicas worth seeing. The 'tiger watching the game', ... on - definitely a sight. I can't think of a better ending. Although tourist-friendly, Osaka Castle gives a lot of details - almost too many. It's certainly not a sight one can rush through ...

... which ticket to buy at the station. Also when you transfer from one Osaka subway line to another you have to buy a separate ticket. This ... Go back to Korea or stay and be a tourist. What if's: Osaka is a fun area with trendy shops and 20 somethings ... other sacred sight. I highly recommend skipping Osaka castle and going towards Nara. Go through the back alleys...they are safe and ...

... Park The National Park is located in Minoh, outskirt of Osaka. It is about 40 minutes ride from downtown ... nice?? :( Takoyaki From Minoh, we took the train back to Osaka. Tsutenkaku Tower Went to Den Den Town ... Liberty at Amerikamura (American Village) Actually there's nothing much to see in Osaka except shopping. That's why we could still go to Minoh despite the fact that we only stayed ...

Osaka (大阪市) is Japanese city situated at the mouth of the Yodo River on the Osaka Bay. Osaka is also referred to as “nation’s kitchen” as well “Mecca of gourmet food”. It’s designated city under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital of Osaka Prefecture. In the history, Osaka was the commercial capital of Japan.

... or Kanto-ben, perhaps the most famous dialect is Osaka-ben. Osaka-ben is characterized mainly by radical abbreviation of ... "Lousy as usual." Here you can see another characteristic of the Osaka dialect: the replacement of the negative suffix "masen ... region compared with the crisper and more clearly enunciated tones of Kanto. More Osaka-ben coming in later Thursday posts. Ittekima! ...

... morning in the airport (good times...yeah....). Anyway, we finally got on a plane and headed to Osaka! After arriving, we hoped on a bus that took us into the city right to our hotel. This ended up being a ... to as a "Japanese pancake." We've had them before in Okinawa, but they tasted much different than the Osaka version. The boys ordered it regular style, with cabbage, meat, and ...

... on things to do in Kansai, and came across what’s been called Hockey Night in Osaka. It would be cool to do something at night, and it’s close enough that the trains will still be running. ... be fun. In terms of actually doing something, I got off my butt around 3:00 and headed for Osaka Station to check out the area, since all I’d done before then was pass through the station. ...

... performance 'MTV Unplugged ayaka' on 18th November at Osaka-Jo Hall. This live performance is the biggest that MTV has ... concert. Only 10,000 were given invitations to the event. The venue, Osaka Jo-Hall, is where Ayaka watched her first live when she was ... belted out her debut single 'I believe'. "Osaka-Jo Hall is the place where I first saw my first live, Janet Jackson, when ...

... straight to Osaka Castle .. we really have problem with the local train (JR) in Japan. Is quite hard to purchases ticket from machine and the worst thing is no one can help us... at last we got the station of the Osaka Castle .. then we start walking to the castle. Is really a big castle, we did walk for about 45 mins only we reach the castle... terrible!!! why the garden so big??? i was so tired ...

Gundam Expo will be visiting Osaka for the first time before the end of this year. ^^ Some details of the event: Date: December 19th - ... Venue: Hanshin Department Store Shop 8F, Umeda, Osaka. Admission: Free There will be exhibition of Gunpla work and history, ... , another Gundam Expo will be happening during Gundam Expo Osaka. This one in Hong Kong, and it will be on from December 17th till January ...

4-star hotels: ANA Gate Tower Hotel Osaka LocationThe hotel is located about 3 kilometres away from Kansai Airport. 4-star Hotel Information: Ramada Kansai International Airport Osaka Known for its ambience and luxury, the Ramada Hotel offers an ideal accommodation spot in Osaka for all types of travellers.

Blender users in Osaka, Japan, came together last week. Here's a quick report by Tony Mullen. Tony Mullen wrote: Here are some snaps from the Osaka Blender party on Nov 7th. Unfortunately, I didn't get around to announcing it on Blendernation in advance, but it was announced on various Japanese websites and was quite well attended. Yamyam,

An interesting video showing the various people who buy sausages from a shop on a train station platform in Osaka: Thousands of commuters pass through Kyobashi Station in Osaka every day. For 600 of them the singular highlight is a sausage. — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)

... ;re preparing for the next school in Nagoya. So, one of the things I found the other day at the Osaka school: Takomusu??? Isn't it Tenmusu?? Actually, these takoyaki became rice balls. (ahahahah) With that in mind... It's Osaka, you can have whatever your heart desires... That's what I thought, but I wasn't able to touch one or dare ...