In today’s Japan travel vlog, we visit Dotonbori which is the entertainment district of Osaka. We explore the area and try thrifting some used cameras and clothes. It’s still as lively as we remember it in 2019.
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Tokiwa Camera – https://maps.app.goo.gl/G9tMBjjqUaVcZ4NU8
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Previously on WE wander Lasco we went on a full day of exploring arashiyama one of the most beautiful places we’ve experienced in Kyoto the Autumn Leaves left us speechless but then we met our new local friend today we take a break from all the migar and head to downtown
Osa to explore Dori go on the hunt for a used camera and do some thrift shopping morning guys morning yeah uh we decided to take a little break today from all the M the fall leaves viewing so yeah we’re going to head over to downtown Osa we are going to go over to
The Doan bori area where it is the Doan Bor is the Entertainment District and we’re going to see lots of large illuminated Billboards there’s lots of restaurants Osa is also known as the kitchen of Japan so maybe we’ll try some nice maybe Japanese Curry or something exciting down there and also maybe
Getting some shopping I still need a scarf maybe another jacket or something posibly some gloves too cuz my hands been freezing the past couple of days yeah yeah so all that is today so come join us on this fun Day Station number seven passengers without seat reservations this is A so our first stop is at an unmanned thrift store but we just stepped out of the N station and right in front of us we have 71 how conv be it’s right in front of the uh station as soon as the exit yeah how convenient is that that is so Japan like oh by the way cool fun fact in 7-Eleven actually is Japanese own it used to be a us company before but uh I
Believe in the mid 90s or 2000s mid 2000s it got bought out by a a Japanese group uh group firm so yeah they decided to uh take it up a notch and uh make it down much better yeah I know it’s we we love it’s very conv yeah head on over to
The I’m man thrift store see that so we finally made it here to Fugi muin hunai it is a thrift clothing store and everything is between 500 and 4,000 Yen and just depends on the color of the hanger but supposedly they have some nice hidden gems so I’m hoping to find
Something good from here let’s show it’s cute vintage dress but it’s very nice light and flowy I need warm Clothes They have quite a nice selection they have both summer and fall winter clothes but I just didn’t find what I was looking for so I think we’re going to move ahead and go to a different place yeah oh and actually everything coming out here was free free with the Jr pass
Well we have already paid for the grr pass but we’re making full think seems annoying that we all the way out there and I didn’t buy anything but the J pass is free 10 11 7 that is within walking dustry oh yeah true oh my goodness you know I thought
This is the same s we thought okay it’s not wonderful thing about Japan is most of the time the trains are on time there rely any delays that we’ve experienced but it really keeps us on our toes and helps us be organized because if we miss a train then sometimes it’s only a
Couple minutes sometimes it could be like half an hour yeah 15 to half an hour but uh and that kind of eats into your day of exploration so we’ve been learning and being more organized Japan has kind of taught us time organization so yeah we’ve been uh kind of getting to play some
Time and enjoying all the train rides still can can I get enough of these trains cannot every time a train ride a train passes I got to take a video who knew we were such train enthusiasts yeah I know we love the BTS BTS in uh Bangkok
Was was really nice yeah but I feel like Japan is maybe like 20 exra amount of trains if not more yeah we’re walking over to goo kimoa it’s a store that specializes in kimono and there’s a lot of secondhand kimonos too that they’re selling I just want to go see I can find
Me a gem or two maybe one yeah uh just cuz I’ve never really bought a kimoto no in Japan and I think it would be not just something nice to wear but also a good souvenir for myself let’s hope I like what I see this little alley has so many parking things
To be sold like all types of like appliances Electronics Electronics there was like an adult shop yeah like this is the first time we’re seeing anyway it’s kind of nice it feels really yeah my voice down they VES players oh my goodness this the one I didn’t even know if this was the
Store I just started looking at all the we are here at Kim and look at all the kimotos but honestly I feel like they’re so like tall like long oh yeah so they want to be drowning in them are we supposed to get this tailored like is
That is that how it is cuz everyone that I’ve seen like it it fits them I know it probably comes in different sizes it fits but they’re all shorter than me and it fits I was kind of explaining to jaine how it’s not possible that this thing is taller than
Me and then she’s saying hey uh she doesn’t have any uh show ones if this thing doesn’t suit me I’m pretty sure it doesn’t do suit like 90% of the population okay so basically what he was saying is that I guess it gets scrunched in yeah then possibly kind of like doubled up
Yeah sense Mak sense right yeah let’s see the lady inside if I find something good they have pretty colors I wanted a red one like not super red but like a or maybe like a white with like red some red floral prints on it or something this is like fly
Search continues unfortunately I couldn’t find what I was looking for I was looking for sort of a lighter material but it seems like they have a lot of high quality konos for actually affordable like they have things they have things here between 20880 and then 1,000 like and up but
Like they have beautiful prints beautiful colors these are like traditional kimonos I think I was actually looking for like one of those kind of westernized like robes where you just kind of wear it and you kind of walk blows in the wind cheap stuff um but yeah or lighter and lighter
Definitely but if you’re coming to Osa definitely visit this place it’s a wonderful uh older couple and they’re really nice and they kind of help me select something but yeah just maybe I’m just being too picky but yeah if you guys are in town definitely check this Place so guys I think we’ve ended up in the hobby section of uh of Saka it’s a Street full of like duta machines anime characters anime toys clothing there’s like girl cafes or anime cafes maybe hey isn’t that um from the Monsters movie yeah I think so It’s like a sumarized store and I’ve never seen a kitty be standing up is f lots of cute stuff wow now we’re here at TOA camera it is a you like I think used camera store that’s taxfree so I’m trying to see if I can at least get like a little compact
Used camera maybe because sometimes things can get really bulky yeah and and heavy yes yeah go uage language oh language okay change can I tell that sort of a bummer most Sony cameras here only have Japanese language and unfortunately it’ll be a huge hassle for us to be able to translate while you’re
While we’re trying to change Windows and settings and stuff so how a selection they have lenses be able to see zoom lenses yeah so if you guys wanted lenses like there there’s no need to change men on lenses yeah yeah yeah so yeah I can definitely pick up L here maybe some
Batteries to camera straps well good luck to you guys you come or if you speak Japanese that be great I asked for permission to finally take someone’s photo nice so we are in the back y of uhur right a whole bunch of flashing lights a whole lot of restaurants sh got
That nice shot of uh Uncle over There We are right smack dab in the middle of worry lots of liveliness happening actually it’s not as busy as it was when we came in 2019 I remember it super crowded I think it was at night it’s just the evening has just begun people are probably getting off of work and
Making their way here but man oh man there’s so many lights yeah so so many lights so many the what do you call that the LED light Billboards everything is like giant sets wow but uh we’re actually here at uh nambas Center um and we came over to go check
Out another electronic store yes which is called Big C yeah so let’s just go peek in take a peek give you guys a peek if you are into traff for electronics maybe you can see what they have Yeah I they have suitcases did not know that I thought everything was Electronics yeah I got your watch right here here yeah camera camera camera Andards C2 Yeah bring light which we do not use because we use natural light yeah what a selection you know what I really like about this place is it’s a really good shopping experience because you can actually touch the items you can test them out you have tripods
You can like test them you can test the cameras all the lenses like it’s pretty nice and like backpacks are even like you know when you see backpacks online and you’re like oh I wonder how big it is or what the compartments are really looking like you try to feel the
Materials and stuff this is where that is like we’ve been this and then there ‘s another camera store that we’ll go to later but yeah they allow you to open up the backpack and like look inside and see if you really wanted or not so I
Really like this sh it is it is ref guys imag imagine that it’s so much smaller so much smaller yeah cuz I’m I’m kind of tired of carrying this one I mean this is year one of travel so a lot of lessons have been learned yes um I thought we would
Make you work but you know especially when you’re walking for 8 hours a day 5 hours a day 6 hours a day it can get really heavy on your back so you can if we’re walking 30,00 30,000 yeah steps steps for 30,000 steps per day at least yeah so yeah this is
Actually a nice one y’ they have a designated DJI section where you can even pick a drone and test fly it in here so cool I know so Nice we forgot that it’s not just All Electronics they also have mixup it’s not just for photographers or videographers they have things like rice trickers uh IR good elrs SK it’s like a donot yeah uh if not more yeah yeah probably more it’s like having a uh Amazon Under One Roof
Yes where you can come and kind of yeah kind of tou your product exactly yeah window was this like a nice window shopping experience Yeah Guys we made it over to the main dobur area so it’s like a big cross-section so we just decided to walk one leg of it it’s so long and it’s so huge there’s so many stores restaurants cafes coffee shops waffle shops ice cream shops ice cream shops ice cream ice cream shops
That cost what 650 for an ice cream yeah we were contemplating but uh we decided not to yeah it’s pretty I mean rightfully it’s a touristy area it’s pretty expensive uh but we’re just having fun like kind of people watching looking at all the lights the Billboards I mean everything
Is just kind of like yeah yeah big but there’s a lot of tax stores here too I noticed like some of the stores I didn’t even know about yeah it’s here yeah a whole lot of Ty Street shopping so if you guys want to save around up to
10% uh 10 to 18% I even saw a store with 18% interesting yeah there’s a whole bunch of those uh so the famous uh Osaka crab right yes uh they have a similar ones so they have a cow they got a bull um what else oh wait yeah we have a
Uh dragon the crab’s the famous one because it sits right in the intersection the main Big Junction yeah it’s been here for yeah so that’s the most popular one but uh yeah we’re going to make our way over there and it’s kind of busy today I don’t know when it’s not busy probably
Not probably never it’s such a purp I guess it’s not just like it’s an Entertainment District lots of stuff to do out here yeah a whole lot a whole Lot Folks we have made it to Second Street it is a Reus sh vintage clothing lots of variety I really like it all right guys thanks for coming along with us today yes I finally found a couple of cute sweaters cute old sweaters from Second Street which is like a Reus thrift shop
So nice they have such a selection but yeah we took in all the entertainment at d and we walked for like so many hours for coming here just expect to actually spend the whole day kind of roing around there’s lots of tax for shopping and I
Saw that it’s 18% off if you spend 50,000 in some places to next video is going to be of us hopefully going to go Piet some de if anything but anyways guys uh thanks for coming along you guys like this video like and subsscribe and remember where go don’t forget
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