Osaka Umeda 1-Day Local Mode Travel Course~!

Arrive at Kansai Airport around 12:10 PM. The immigration officer greeted me with a similar phrase as in July, though I’m not sure if it was the same person. Arrive at Kansai Airport Station around 12:40 PM.

The Nankai Express just left, and waiting for the next one would be too late, so I just tapped my Suica and boarded the Haruka free seating train departing at 12:44, sitting in an empty seat. The next station is Tennoji, and after a while, a station staff member comes by. You can pay the free seating limited express fare then.

Unless you have a pass, if you don’t have time to buy a ticket, just board and pay inside the train—it’s the fastest way. Get off at Tennoji and transfer to the Osaka Municipal Subway to head to the hotel for Day 1. I just leave my bag and join the first session of the new hotel’s afternoon tea.

Although I booked for two people, due to my Osaka friend’s situation, I changed it to one person two days before. The new hotel’s afternoon tea, which opened in August this year, is mostly sold out for this month. I quickly booked on the day reservations opened and then made an urgent change by phone.

The underground passages are well developed, so I pass through Hankyu Umeda, Hanshin, JR Osaka, Nishi-Umeda, Kitashinchi stations, and exit near the hotel. The lounge is on the 1st floor. The reception is also in the same place. I enter at the scheduled time.

The lounge seats are close together like a café. The savory dishes are mainly seafood. After finishing the afternoon tea, I move to my friend’s regular hangout café. Instead of afternoon tea, we have café time. It’s been two months since we last met.

My friend visited their family home in Kagoshima last month and brought me a souvenir from Kagoshima. I hand over a carefully prepared gift using the duty-free chance. We spend about an hour at the café, and then I accompany my friend to their workplace.

I go back to the hotel and check in. It’s a 15-floor hotel, but I get a room on the 14th floor. The view is of Umeda’s high-rise buildings and the Kitahama direction. The view is better than I expected. Feeling lucky, I take a shower and rest.

At 7 PM, the afternoon tea includes an all-you-can-drink option with alcohol, except champagne. The afternoon tea is called Fig Afternoon Tea. I think I ate about four figs. Figs are really delicious.

Since it’s the first day of a 3-night, 4-day trip, I only have four drinks. The night view is beautiful. I return to the hotel. There’s a Life supermarket next to the hotel, so I do some window shopping. The night view unfolds even from the room. The heat has definitely eased, making Osaka a great place to travel. Thank you.

Post by 킹센세 | Jul 14, 2025