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So we explored the Umeda area, going into some departmental stores. We thought that the departmental stores were something like Singapore's ones, affordable but with more funky stuff perhaps. But no, the prices were exorbitant! So we decided to get out to explore the streets.
We walked out and saw a very prominent ferris wheel on top on a shopping centre. We decided to enter. It was pretty empty, which is a nice change from the crowded Osaka station. There was a GAP store as well as a Disney store there! The Disney store sold lots of stuff that Singapore (obviously) wouldn't have! I should have bought something from these 2 stores, especially since GAP is cheap when it is on discount there! (In Japan, when they mean a discount, they really give a discount!) After walking around the shopping, we went out and saw a shopping arcade. The arcade was very Japanese-like, with restaurants, fast food outlets, pachinko etc. We explored around for a while and decided to have lunch back at the area near Osaka Station. A picture of the arcade:  Below Osaka Station was an entire lane of restaurants. We had no idea what to have, especially since our magazines did not cover any recommended restaurants in this place. After walking back and forth again, we decided on a Japanese restaurant. The person serving us obviously knew we were foreigners. When we decided to order, she brought me out first to look at the figurines of the food. Actually I pretty much knew what I wanted, and in Japanese too. But since she did that... A pic of my Oyako-don! (I wanted the Katsu-don but it was more expensive. In Singapore, both are of the same price... And I forgot what Li Ting ate. Li Ting, what did you have?)  So after lunch, we decided to continue on our journey. Our first stop would be Osaka-Jo or Osaka Castle (大阪城) . There are actually a few stations that lead to Osaka-Jo. We just got off at any one which turned out to be Morimiya (森宮). When we got out of the station, there was almost no one at all. Just a few people walking here and there, that's all. We didn't think much of it at first and walked towards the direction of the exit that lead to Osaka-Jo. It was a long walk, a freaking long one. And we figured that is probably the reason there are so little people around. When we thought we had reached the exit, in front of us stood the longest staircase I have ever seen at a station. After the ordeal, we looked around us and wondered where was Osaka-Jo. We walked till a place that resembled a garden and tried to figure our where were we. And that was only the beginning... |
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