Dotonbori Food Street Restaurant Guide! Local v.s. Popular Namba Station Tour by Local Osakan Ep.633
Explore the best of Osaka! In this video, I’m taking you on a deep dive into Namba and Dotonbori, from secret saving hacks to hidden local gems. We’ll start by getting a discounted Shinkansen ticket at a local shop before exploring the famous food streets and some unique spots you won’t find in every guidebook.
We’ll visit the iconic Dotonbori, the “Kitchen of Osaka” Kuromon Market, and the fascinating Doguyasuji Cooking Street. For the anime fans, we’re heading to Ota Road, followed by a hidden Yoshoku (Japanese-style Western food) restaurant in the backstreets.
Finally, we jump on the Shinkansen back to Tokyo with a stunning view of Mt. Fuji, all while sharing essential Golden Week travel tips to help you navigate Japan’s busiest season!
I hope this video gives you some inspiration for traveling or you feel like you are traveling with me! More adventures are coming so please don’t forget to subscribe to the channel! Arigatoooo, Let’s Keep Walking!😆
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0:14 Shinkansen Discounted Ticket at Namba Station
3:52 Namba Station to Dotonbori Food Street and Osaka Popular Souvenir
7:44 Dotonbori Food Street Restaurant Tour
17:46 Namba Back Street and Kuromon Ichiba Market
20:31 Osaka Anime Street and Tool Street
23:54 Japanese Style Western Food Restaurant
29:51 Travel Tips of Osaka to Tokyo by Shinkansen
38:41 Very Crowded Tokyo Station, about Golden Week
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41 Comments
ichiban yo
nice hair cut btw
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When I was in Osaka I planed too much so the only time we were in Dotonburi we ate ate at the kushikatsu place. Really wanted crab but never got back to the area.
Great haircut, Rion! Very nice. Lovin' it!💈Let's keep walking! 🚶🏻♂
Nice haircut Rion 👍
Thank you for your walkthrough of Osaka. It is a fun walk
Oh, nice haircut, Rion! 😊 Such an enjoyable walk in a beautiful day exploring food streets, and if I could have the taste of the mouth watering crab on display!😂
Hello Rion sang, looking good clean haircut cool 😎 👌 👍
The first thing I noticed was your haircut – very nice!
I’m really looking forward to playing tourist and eating lots of street food!
Hi Rion,
I’ve been following your channel for over four years now, and I wanted to share some thoughts as an older follower. I really miss your old video format, where you explored beautiful hidden places and even showed us how to cook. Those videos were so informative and unique! I understand that your current format is focused more on the needs of new viewers, especially those planning to visit Japan and wanting to stay updated on the current situation. That said, I feel like some of your long-time followers, like myself, might be missing out on the content that originally drew us in.
I think it would be wonderful if you could balance both formats: keeping the helpful travel updates for newcomers while also bringing back some of the original style that made your channel stand out. Just a thought, but I’d love to see more of that content again.
Thanks for all the great work you do, and I’m excited to see what’s next.
Nampa, not Namba
Welcome back to Tokyo! Looking forward to more Tokyo videos especially local part of town and day trip tours!
RION, you are very early today uploading this video.
that's great vlogs Rion but it's quite shorter than before recording
大阪を紹介してくださったありがとうございます。東京に楽しみに過ごしますように。👊🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Great reivew for Dotonbori ,,from corner to corner,high oil price is obstacle for me,thank you
aloha rion!! 🤙🏾 kanpai!! 🍻
🥰🤩🙃😉 looking good, Rion, wonderful Dontonbori food street restaurant guide and popular Namba station tour! Purrfect vlog,Sir shout out to your so handsome haircut and style kawaii!
It’s a good day when you can see Mt. Fuji (and Tokyo Tower lit up!—Good timing 👍) Haha, I totally feel ya~ I love the unreserved seat—freedom to hop on any train, any time & save some money—but it’s a looooong walk 😂 Definitely the seats fill up quickly after it’s changed from having 3 to 2 cars, so knowing if it’s the starting train is really helpful 😊 In fact, it’s thanks to you that I know to look out for special rapid trains, limited express, etc., which really helps to save time, too
I really loved this video. Thanks Rion
RION – Good afternoon from HONG KONG 🇭🇰 SAR. These days, are there lots of local Japanese 🇯🇵 tourists ? ? Golden Week is coming up soon, and despite the surge in air fare and fuel charges, tourists from China 🇨🇳 head for Singapore 🇸🇬, Australia 🇦🇺, New Zealand, and other parts of Asia….anywhere but Japan 🇯🇵.
The GYOZA 🥟 Dumplings are also quite popular in American-styled Chinese restaurants across America 🇺🇸, too. But you don’t see the fried dumplings 🥟 anywhere in HKSAR 🇭🇰, nor in China 🇨🇳.
Hallo Rion , thank you for all your beautiful videos. I’m super super excited for my visit to Japan in mid May. I’m going to your Osaka and also take the Shinkansen to Tokyo 😄
Your detailed videos made my planning so much easier.
im missing the strawberry there 🍓
For you happiness, I wish you a nice BF Rion
Filipinos also eat dumplings like siomai and gyoza with rice 🥟🍚
Morning Rion looking fantastic love your videos and country keep it up ❤❤❤❤
Gao 🦁
Love the hair cut Ron
Love tonkotsu ramen but I like the sound of oyster ramen. I’ll definitely give it a try when I arrive in May. Thanks for the heads up.
Rion…glad to see u so healthy n the haircut suits u so well…u look like u lost some weight too…looks good…hav been watching u for a long time….keep up the good work!
Thank you for the Osaka update Rion. I've been following your channel since covod and you helped me with my first trip to Tokyo 2 years ago. I am finally going to Osaka in Golden week and I am looking forward to it regardless of the crowds. I always enjoy your videos 😊
Sup, Rion. I like your video about walking in the Japan.
Visiting Osaka again in November! Your videos helped me a lot in my previous trip. Thanks! 🙏
Hi @RionIshida! Your vlogs have been helpful for me and my wife when we recently traveled to Osaka and Tokyo just last month!
My most recent uploads at my own channel has featured the places you've visited, and also your favorite shortcut to Dohtonbori at Ukiyo Koji! Looking forward to traveling to Japan again.
Hi Rion, I’m from Australia and will be visiting Japan from early May 2026, going to Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe! Even with jet fuel shortage, Japan is still a very popular tourist destination.
Hi Rion,
Hows the weather in the first week of may? What to wear like between May 4-10 ? Before that, lets keep walking…😊
Thank you for the Osaka video, Rion san. Dotonbori is many food street and I love cheese cake, too. I've ever been visited Osaka, too. Going back to Tokyo by shinkansen. Have a nice trip.
You look like a middle age man now. 😀
I was at the Namba station square exactly 3 weeks ago but now, I’m back at home. I miss Japan already 😢
Haircut looks good. Thanks for the Osaka walk.