Osaka is a very famous city in Japan, has a long history and culture, the natural and cultural landscape here is superb existence, but also a shopping paradise, the following to share with you Osaka eat, drink and play detailed strategy.
When it comes to Osaka, in addition to the previously mentioned Universal Studios, then this article is to introduce the Shinsaibashi bridge can be strolling around, and then the food street in the vicinity of the Shinsaibashi bridge - Dotonbori.
Shinsaibashi is Osaka's best-known shopping district, with a concentration of large department stores and specialty stores for clothing, footwear, jewelry, and fashionable clothing, as well as restaurants with a variety of flavors in a shopping street under a curved canopy. Because of the large number of tourists, many of the stores have Chinese-speaking guides and you can pay with your UnionPay card.
Dotonbori is a symbol of Osaka's southern district, a former theater district and the birthplace of Osaka's so-called "eat down" food culture. Dotonbori's streets are lined with a variety of restaurants and bars, and at the back of it is the historic Hosanji Alley, with its traditional Japanese-style pubs.
Shinsaibashi
This commercial and shopping district is located in Chuo-ku, Osaka. Along the way, you will find a variety of large department stores, as well as high-class European and American designer brand stores. The American Village, known as the birthplace of fashion, is home to a large number of specialty stores, fashion stores and cafes specializing in high-quality brands.
Some other day I'll post a guide to buying, this one is still about eating
Dotonbori Food Street
Dotonbori Food Street is located in the Shinsaibashi neighborhood of Osaka, Japan, and it is a representative location for Osaka's cuisine. Signboards of various cuisines attract a steady stream of people every day, and the most famous big crab sign is the icon of Dotonbori Food Street, especially at night, when the flashing neon lights are even more enticing. Many famous snacks like kanryu ramen, takoyaki, rotary sushi and blowfish are available here.
Crab Dora
Crab Dora is Japan's largest chain of restaurants specializing in crab dishes, with crab as the main ingredient. It's mentioned in every Osaka food guide, and even though there's a lot of food in Dotonbori, it's still the top spot, so you can't say you've never been to Osaka without eating it.
Open: 11:30-22:00 (L.O. 21:30)
Cost per person: Dinner: 6,000-7,999 yen; Lunch: 3,000-3,999 yen (lunch specials are available, which are less expensive)
The waitresses are dressed in kimono, and their hair is coiffed. You need to take off your shoes before entering the restaurant, just take them off and put them away, the waiter will put them away for you, and when you check out the bill, they'll bring them out and set them by the door for you to put on.
Mizuno
Mizuno is one of the most famous okonomiyaki restaurants in Dotonbori, with a history of more than 60 years, and long lines form as soon as it opens for business.
The restaurant's signature Mizuno yaki is a delicious combination of six ingredients, so you can enjoy all the flavors at once. The signature here is the dried scallop and seafood yamabiyaki, which has 5 pieces of dried scallops, which are fatty and flavorful. Made entirely of 100% yam without flour, it has a fluffy texture and is very tasty.
Open: 11:00-22:00
Cost per person: ¥220
Honka takoyaki
Osaka's takoyaki, known as one of the most popular snacks in Osaka, is definitely one of the must-try dishes in Osaka. Two of the more famous restaurants in Dotonbori are Honka and Akagi.
Akagi takoyaki: You can see it as soon as you turn into Dotonbori from Shinsaibashi, and the sign is a paper octopus lamp.
Honka takoyaki: A very small store in the street of Doton Rise, not far from the side of Kanryu Ramen, now introduced as Honka.
Open: 9:00-23:00
Cost per person: ¥35
Ichiran Ramen
When you're in Shinsaibashi, be sure to try Ichiran Ramen, which is recognizable by its eye-catching red sign. You order and pay in cash, first selecting from the ordering machine, which spits out a small card. The machine spits out a little card, and then you circle the flavors on a sheet of paper handed out at the door - light, regular, rich or super rich, with or without spicy onions and meat, and so on. Recommended: Matcha almond tofu
Address: 1-4-16 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Open: 13:00-24:00 daily
Cost per person: ¥60
Bote Tea House
At this restaurant, you can not only eat Osaka specialties such as octopus dumplings, teppanyaki, and other delicacies, but also taste the Tokyo-yaki "monjayaki," a local specialty of the Tokyo area, is famous for its super deluxe teppanyaki with pork, shrimp, squid, scallops and other ingredients.
Teppanyaki is a teppanyaki snack made with wheat flour, vegetables, meat, potatoes and other ingredients.
Address: 1-7-213F Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Cost per person: ¥45
Monjitsu-yaki
Japanese style pancakes
When you're in Osaka, make sure you let your stomach go here.