Tag: osaka

02/02/2014

Hamburger pancakes at Elk, Osaka

Elk is a pancake store chain with a few locations here in Kansai. The menu is really varied, offering lots…

13/01/2014

Just around the corner from Osaka Gundams, you’ll find this great little bar – if you like Gundam I recommend…

10/01/2014

This festival is held annually from January 9th to 11th at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine just south of Namba. Originally an…

15/11/2013

Imagine a place where it’s cheaper to play a whole bunch of videogames than it is to buy a can…

12/11/2013

While I was looking for the giant duck recently, I headed over to the Nakanoshima Park area where it was…

This week, Florentijn Hofman’s globetrotting duck is back in Osaka!
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15/08/2013

Last Saturday I attended the Yodogawa Fireworks Festival, one of the biggest fireworks events in Osaka. Huge crowds gather at…

26/07/2013

Yesterday was the final day of Tenjin Matsuri, the festival culminates in a huge water parade and fireworks display! Along…