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6 reasons why Osaka should be on your radar
21.07.2023 - 08:50 / roughguides.com
Osaka is affectionately known as "Japan's kitchen". It's the birthplace of ramen noodles (which celebrate their 60th birthday in 2018) and is home to some of the country's quirkiest restaurants.
But there's more to Osaka than the food. Add to that buzzing canal sides, blossom-filled parks and the country's most luxurious toilets and you've got a winning combination. Here are six reasons why Osaka should be your next trip.
Thought canals were a European thing? Think again. Osaka has miles and miles of them.
The Dōtombori neighbourhood is the best place to check them out. This is also where you'll find some of Osaka's best eating spots (though the area is particularly famous for its vending machine restaurants).
While there aren't any barges, there are plenty of tour boats. We recommend hopping on a night-time cruise to admire Osaka in all its dazzling glory: enormous neon crabs, shrimps and dumplings are especially popular displays. Most tours depart from Dōtombori's Tazaemonbashi Bridge boat dock: expect to pay around ¥700 (£5) for a 20-minute cruise.
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Pot Noodles will look rather plain after a visit to Osaka.
Ramen noodles were invented here and there's even a tourist attraction dedicated to this Japanese delicacy. Stop by the Instant Ramen Museum and you'll find a replica of a Japanese street, arty displays of colourful ramen pots and a food court where you can try out the many (and we mean many) different varieties.
But there's more to Osaka than noodles – in fact, it's got the country's most diverse food scene. One of our favourite gourmet haunts is the Nipponbashi district; it has several of Osaka's quirkier eateries, including some of Japan's famous maid cafés.
Oddly, Osaka is also one of Japan's largest producers of plastic food: that is, the synthetic sushi, noodles, dumplings and crabs you'll see displayed on plates outside almost every restaurant in Japan. At Design Pocket in Namba, you can even learn how to make some fake food yourself.
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Osaka Castle is a beautiful, towering fortress, surrounded by citadels, a moat and some 600 cherry trees. It may seem as though it has always stood here – but don't be fooled. Although work on the first version started in 1583, the castle was destroyed in 1615. Its replacement burned down in 1665, and in 1931, a concrete version was built.
Head to the castle's museum to learn about Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the fearsome general who ordered the original castle's construction.
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Japan can get rather hot – in fact, the mercury can regularly hit 40°C during the warmer months. But Osaka's position on the coast helps keep the temperature under control, thanks to the cooling breeze rolling in across Osaka Bay.
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