Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Mouthwatering Food at Kuromon Ichiba 黒門市場 Market

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"Osaka' s Kitchen" for the locals: Kuromon Ichiba Market has all kinds of fresh food. A mix of 150 shops with seafood, meat and vegetables form a mouthwatering place to wander around and to get an introduction to the food and culture of Osaka. At mom shops as well as supermarkets you find tuna sushi or fresh seafood over rice, grilled fish or scallop, shellfish, Kobe beef, home-made Japanese pickles and more preserved items, well arranged fruits or specialities like oden, a winter time Japanese food with ingredients like daikon radish, skewers, meatballs and fish balls, all slowly bubbling in a vat of stock. Read more: Walking through Kuromon Ichiba Market in Osaka. Se also: Top 10 Foods You Must Absolutely Eat on Your Food Trip.

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Read more about Kuromon Ichiba Market


Saturday, January 28, 2017

Osaka Castle 大阪城 Impressions

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Nishinomaru Garden 西の丸庭園: This is Osaka’s most popular location for cherry blossom viewing and Hanami Parties. The best time is early April. You find around 600 cherry trees, including someiyoshino (the most popular variety of sakura - cherry blossom - in Japan) and around 95 kinds of Japanese apricot flowers. The garden is located within the greater Osaka Castle Park.
 


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Plum flower




Bus stops near Osaka Castle: 馬場町(大阪府)Banba-cho (line 62) and 大阪城大手前 Osaka Castle Ote-mae (line 62). Northbound to Osaka Station. Southbound to 天王寺西門前 Tennōjisaimon-mae for Shitennoji Temple. See Osaka Municipal Bus - Routes and Timetables.


Osaka Castle 大阪城 and Nishinomaru Garden 西の丸庭園 Google Map: