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This is "GENUINE" Osaka! (これこそコテコテの大阪だ!)

Yoshi K.

by Yoshi K.

(4 reviews)
Last updated : Feb 26, 20213 min read

Travel Tips

[That Famous Neon-Sign Advertisement of GLICO]

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[The girl is dancing for an advertisement for the drag store.]

 

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 [Soemon-cho, one of the most popular entertainment district in Osaka]

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 [Dotonbori area...you mustn't miss there, when you come to Osaka]

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 ["Jizo Buddha", who has taken care for kids around here and travellers coming to this area]

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 [The museum of Japanese woodblock prints, which is often called "UKIYOE "]

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 [Slices of Raw Blowfish]

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 [Blowfish Hot Pot]

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 [The signboard of IMAMIYA EBISU, the Shrine for Merchants]

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 ["Jyan Jyan Back Street, which reminds us of Good Old Days of Showa]

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 [Too Many Signboards for Osaka Local Specialties]

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 [Tsutenkaku (通天閣) and "Jyan Jyan Back Street]

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 [The shrine of Billiken, the pointy-headed charm doll]

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 [The top of Chausu-yama mountain (茶臼山)]

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 [A view from the observatory floor of Abeno Harukas, the highest building in Japan (1 of 2)]

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 [A view from the observatory floor of Abeno Harukas, the highest building in Japan (2 of 2)]

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 [Korean style grilled meats at Tsuruhashi, Osaka (1 of 2)]

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 [Korean style grilled meats at Tsuruhashi, Osaka (2 of 2)]

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 [At a Korean shop near Tsuruhashi sta.]

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