OSAKA: EP1 | Japan Travel Vlog | Dotonbori, Osaka Castle, Shopping & Travel Tips – Was It Worth It?

OSAKA: EP1 | Japan Travel Vlog | Dotonbori, Osaka Castle, Shopping & Travel Tips – Was It Worth It?

I’m coming to just buy some food here in the convenience store. So, we’ll try to explore like the shopping area so that we can fifth Avenue in New York. Look at this guy. And this is also like no wonder a lot of people is shopping here. [Music] Welcome back to the channel. We just arrived here in Osaka, uh, Japan in from the airport. So basically, if you’re coming from Manila, it’s 3 hours and 20 minutes, which is not bad. As soon as we arrive here, uh you need to have uh prior to your departure, you need to to uh fill out the Japan web, which it’s so straightforward and it’s so organized and everything is so efficient. And then I try to get cash from from the ATM, I think, because I think it’s cheaper to to to get uh cash from your ATM machine because of the exchange rate. And then afterwards, we decided to rent a Wi-Fi because I have a roaming cost around like 4,950 yen for 5. So, let’s go, guys. [Music] Here [Music] we go. [Music] What is this? So, we arrive in the hotel. We check in and now we’re going to our first itinary. We’re I think this hotel is close to uh what do you call it? Doon Bi. It’s very close, guys. Look at the Google map. Okay, it says there. So, we’re going to walk. I think that’s the area here. It’s It says 6 minutes. [Music] There you go, Malian. We’re going to walk 5 minutes. Gorgeous. Huh? Look at that. Guys area guys. Imagine an lang 5 minutes to do bori. 5 minutes. So it’s so it’s a good location. I boo my hotel through booking.com that’s why. And it’s kind of heook booking.com always give me the best place every time I go travel. Okay guys let’s walk a little bit. So try it. [Music] Okay. So this is chicken chicken. This one a potato cheese and cream dough ano. So try guys. Wait guys try an Sashimi fulfilling guys. Hey try 177 is $12 guys. Sushi special guys [Music] So ano street food tomorrow street food guys try to Mag take out guys. Oh tab. [Music] [Music] [Music] ano pak. So they they really love uh I think what’s special here is buying food from the vendor. It looks but it’s a big line guys and I think the price are more than the people are eating in the street. So let’s try. Okay, we’ll try guys. We’ll try. There’s a big line. You can see here is a big lines in the big lines. There you go. I don’t want to go. Look at that. Now you know [Music] Guys, this is our second day here in Japan in Osaka. So, the first thing we are going to do is to look for a breakfast place. I think they are more often at night, but our today we’re planning to go to Osaka Castle. But first, let’s find like a breakfast. I think most of the places here is opens at 8:00, guys. See what we can have. The one thing that I really like exploring here is the food, of course, because I love Japanese food and they have a lot of authentic restaurants here. We are here at Family Mart because I try there’s a lot of food even in the local store like here in Family Mart. So, and in the hotel, I think I have a microwave downstairs. So, we’ll see, guys, because we’re I’m trying to have a coffee, but I think uh some are closed already, and they serve most like uh noodles. So, I’m here in the family to buy some things that I need. Interesting, guys. I’ll show you. Look what they have here. I want some coffee. And I think, no wonder it’s just so cheap here. 159, which is divided by 138. It’s almost like $1. Look at that. Not bad, right guys? No wonder. It’s so cheap. It’s like $1. less than $1. Espresso, which is the coffee here. I think I’ll try to have this coffee. Coffee, guys. So, no wonder no wonder that uh they don’t have uh that much of a a breakfast place here because you can buy buy food in the convenience store like this one guys. I’ll show you here. So they have a lot of food that you can see guys an oh pa mic microwave s hotel. One reason that there’s a microwave in the hotel because food are available here. You can just buy it and choose it. Guys, this is so I think I’ll just buy some some food here in the convenience store pala ganun pala. Okay guys, I have to finish shopping. Here it is. Our breakfast guys. We try to buy it from the convenience store. This is called uden noodles and broth. It’s called uden but I think I I want to boil some water. An guys pin to bread. And here it is. So, it’s so good. I spam. I don’t know what it is, but we’ll try it. We’ll try this one. I don’t know what it is, but we’ll try. And I think we have coffee. Coffee. Okay. Okay, guys. It’s our second day. So, it’s already like 11:00 in the morning. So, we’ll try to explore like the shopping area so that uh we can decide if uh whatever what to buy because uh you know Osaka is popular for shopping. I need to determine what I want to take with me because uh my I I have enough space in my luggage because I only brought like few few clothes like one half of my luggage. So, let’s see guys. And the first thing that I want to see is the shoe shopping. I just want to determine like how much with all the brands that I really like. Okay. Okay. We arrived here guys. So this reminds me of Fifth Avenue in New York. Look at this guys. All the branded store are here. You can see and That’s the Apple store out there. Apple store. And then here there. That’s the Prada there. Over there. And there’s also a Louis Vuitton over there. Wow. Look at that. Prada is here, guys. Amazing. Amazing here. Oh my gosh. I really like I really love the the area of my hotel. It’s worth it, you know, like everything is so walking distance. Guys, the prices here are cheap $10 bag. And this is also like $10 t-shirt, [Music] right? So, I think uh the price is reasonable. So, we’ll buy we’ll try to buy a little bit here. We’ll see. Okay. Galingo mural lang. Malang guys. Muralang dito. It’s a nice shopping. How about that one for you? It’s really cheap here, guys. And I love it. Oh, it’s $29.90. Nice. [Music] Okay, guys. We’re trying to get a 5,500 and I think you can avail of a 10% discount. Just present your passport, guys. So, I think we have like 5,500 yen. More than that. More than that. So, let’s check. Guys, I’m excited. Guys, 11,000ide by 138, guys. [Music] And then parot guys. Yeah. Nice [Music] grav guys. Yan. Okay. Assistant. So, it’s uh it’s almost like 20,000 yen divided by 138, guys. That’s so bad. Oh my gosh. No wonder a lot of people is shopping here. Quality, fashionable, and uh quality. What I can I’m excited. And I got 10% uh uh discount. If you are a tourist, you just present your passport. Okay. Good job, guys. We try to rest and then I think we’re going out again and continue to shop and continue to explore. We’re going back to the to the place that we’ve been yesterday and we’ll try to have dinner. So, what we did is that we eat just a light snack, the one that we bought from the convenience store. And then after that, we’re going to have a like a nice dinner tonight. So, let’s go, guys. Hey, guys. To. So we can eat while it’s not yet crowded. So we prepared to be to be having an early dinner so that later we’ll just go to the touristic area and go around again guys. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Guys, here we are. There’s a lot of people. Oh my god. You see many people. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Heat. Heat. Yeah. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Passgers can transfer here to the tunnel. Hi everyone, it’s day three here in Osaka. So, we’re trying to explore the how to use the metro train and and here I think it’s a little bit confusing, but I think it’s okay. It’s organized. They’re very organized if you’re used to a lot of metro station. So, we are we are going to to Osaka Castle for today’s video, guys. Oh my gosh, what a day. But it’s exciting. So, let’s go, guys. Join me. [Music] Wow. [Applause] [Music] [Music] No. [Music] Okay. Doesn’t feel like So, I’m not sure if it’s worth going inside, but the line for tickets is along pila, guys. So according to reviews and I don’t have really have time to to to enter because of the limit time but anyway we’re able to see the castle up here. And here’s the big line, guys. It’s a big line. So, you need to get your ticket on time for online. I think it’s better. But I did not avail the ticket because of my limited time. And I want to go to the aquarium like accessible to petrol station. Guys, at least I was able to show you the outside. Here it is, guys. Oh, I think we got enough of the view. So, we’ll just take more videos. Maybe it’s important. [Music] [Music] That was [Music] [Music] one The food is okay. [Music] Can you find the place? Yes. Heat. Heat. Okay guys, so we’re used to it now. How to use the metro? At least after a day of getting lost. When you get lost, you know. But the good thing about the metro station is that the signs they have a lot of signs full of signs that is easy to follow guys. So that’s it. This is our first time to use the metro station and it’s fun. Oh my gosh. [Music] Okay everyone, that wraps up episode one of our Osaka travel blog. I hope our travel tips will be helpful for your visit to Osaka Japan. It’s a unique and fun adventure and I can confidently say it’s the perfect destination for a family. Until next time, always remember to travel with your heart and your adventure. Share your story. Till next time again, guys. [Music]

MY FIRST TIME IN OSAKA JAPAN 🇯🇵 Join me on an exciting journey through Osaka, Japan, as I capture my travel experience from the airport to my hotel, all in a captivating timelapse! In this video, I share my impressions of the vibrant city, the delicious food I discovered at local convenience stores, and the bustling nightlife in Dotonbori.

I also explored the historic Osaka Castle and learned how to navigate the train stations like a pro! Throughout the video, I provide valuable travel tips based on my experiences, including prices for shopping and other expenses, perfect for anyone planning a visit to Osaka. Did you know that as a tourist, you can enjoy special discounts just by presenting your passport?

Whether you’re interested in shopping, tasting local cuisine, or exploring the nightlife, this video has something for everyone. Don’t miss out on my recommendations and insights that will help make your trip unforgettable!

TimeStamps
00: 00 Introduction & Highlights
00:47 Kansai International Airport
01:38 Arashi Hotel Shinsaibashi
03:53 Dotondori
04:06 Late Lunch and Dotondori at Night
08:30 Day 2
09:06 Family Mart Convenience Store
13:52 Shopping
19:01 Glico Sign
19:25 Explore the Subway System
21:10 Osaka Castle
29:02 Japanese Food/Dinner
29:18 Final Thoughts

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