Osaka

Review of traveling in Osaka
A charming city that makes your heart beat like when you see someone you secretly like 🏯

When talking about Japan, many people probably think of Tokyo full of lights,
Kyoto filled with the scent of culture, or Hokkaido covered in white snow. But for us… Osaka is the answer to the happiness our hearts seek 💙

Osaka is a city that’s not too busy, not too quiet,
just perfect, making you fall in love deeply and endlessly.
This city is full of smiles, cuteness, delicious food, cozy cafes,
and laughter that just hearing it makes you feel, “Hmm… this is happiness” 🌸✨

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Namba & Dotonbori – The starting point of happiness filled with smiles 🏙️✨

Start the trip at Namba and Dotonbori,
which are like the heart of Osaka 💖

Stepping out of the station, the first thing you feel is…
Osaka is a very lively city. The smiles of the people, conversations,
music from shops, and the aroma of food drifting in the air 🍡
• 🎌 Glico Man Sign – The iconic landmark everyone must take a photo with, raising your arms like the runner on the sign, and secretly smiling when you see others posing the same way 😂
• 🍢 Takoyaki – Those round balls with chewy octopus inside, crispy outside and soft inside, drizzled with sweet and savory sauce, sprinkled with dried bonito flakes that dance in the wind. It’s so delicious it almost makes you cry 🐙💕
• 🥢 Okonomiyaki – Japanese pizza that might not look perfect but tastes amazing. Crispy and soft batter topped with melty mayonnaise and sweet-savory sauce. It’s simply the best 🥰

Along the Dotonbori canal at night, the lights from the billboards reflect sparkling on the water, people walk by smiling at each other. This atmosphere warms the heart in an indescribable way 🌟

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Shinsaibashi – The street of shopping and cuteness 🎀🛍️✨

Anyone who loves shopping and cute little things will definitely fall in love here 💕

Shinsaibashi street is lined with shops on both sides,
from famous brands, Japanese-style clothing stores, cosmetics shops, shoe stores,
to adorable little trinket shops that make your heart flutter 🎒👒
• The stationery shop is a paradise for lovers of cute things,
with stickers of cats, rabbits, bears, notebooks,
and pastel-colored pens that you want to grab all from the store 🐱🐰🐻
• Walk a bit further and you’ll find a hidden café tucked away in a small alley. A Japanese-style café serving fragrant matcha green tea and soft, smooth cheesecake.
Sitting sipping tea, watching people pass by, listening to soft jazz music,
it’s an indescribably good feeling 🍵🍰

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Osaka Castle – Elegance amidst gentleness 🍃🏯✨

Osaka Castle is another place you shouldn’t miss.
Because it’s not just beautiful, but there’s warmth hidden in every corner 💖
• The white castle with golden trims stands proudly in the middle of a green garden,
surrounded by a moat and a long stone bridge to walk across, like stepping into the Edo period world 🌳🏯
• We stopped to buy bento and red bean paste bread from a convenience store, then had a picnic under a tree, watching people walk by, kids running around,
people walking dogs or riding bicycles, listening to the wind and birds singing. It felt like a warm anime scene 🧺🍵🐶
• Inside the castle, there’s an exhibition about history.
Walking through it, you can’t help but imagine yourself as a princess in the samurai era.

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Universal Studios Japan – A magical world full of laughter 🎢🪄💛

Who would believe that Osaka hides a magical world too! USJ (Universal Studios Japan) is the place that lets us be kids again 🎠🎡
• The Harry Potter zone is a dream come true. Holding Butterbeer, walking through Hogsmeade village, touching the Hogwarts sign,
listening to the owl hoot, and taking photos with the magnificent Hogwarts castle that almost takes your breath away 🪄🦉
• Minion Park is full of yellow and Minions’ laughter. The souvenir shops are amazing, every item is so cute it melts your heart 💛😂
• Rides like Flying Dinosaur, Hollywood Dream, and even Spiderman are so fun you want to ride again, screaming without caring who hears, laughing until tears come out 🎢🎡

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Kuromon Market – Happiness you can eat 🍤🍡🍓

Kuromon Market is the place where food lovers shout, “This is my heaven!” 🥰
• Grilled Wagyu beef smells so good you have to turn back when passing by. It’s so delicious you want to hug the vendor 🥩🔥
• Grilled scallops with garlic butter, huge in size, taste like… bouncing in your mouth, sweet, fragrant, rich, and irresistibly delicious 🦪🍚
• Toro sushi, fresh as if just caught from the sea, melts in your mouth unexpectedly 🍣
• And the ultimate highlight… giant strawberries, sweet and juicy like eating pink clouds 🍓☁️

Everything is so delicious you want to stop time right here. The vendors are kind, even giving free samples to try, so lovely it warms your heart 🥹💖

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Osaka – The city that shows you “Happiness is this simple” 🌸🍃💖

Osaka is not just a tourist city, but a city that lets us live without rushing, without competing with anyone. Just walking around, holding takoyaki in hand, watching people smile at each other, eating delicious snacks, listening to the wind, and your heart smiles unknowingly.

Osaka teaches us that…
“Happiness doesn’t have to be big, expensive, or perfect.”
Just being in a place where your heart feels safe, comfortable, and you can be yourself… that’s more than enough 💌✨

Osaka… we will definitely come back to see you again 🏯🍡🎒💖

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