This week’s video is a long one, isn’t it? I had planned on having one episode to cover both Osaka and Kyoto. Once I got done with just covering Osaka, though, I figured I better split them up. The stuff from Kyoto will go up next week.
Osaka was definitely an interesting place and 3 days is nowhere near enough time to do a lot. I kept thinking of it as if you made Tokyo into an American city. It’s gritty, grimey, and there’s definitely a different vibe you get from the locals. Not a bad one, mind you. They really are more open than I found folks could be sometimes in other areas. The most surprising thing was just how fast I wanted to get out of Dotonbori. There’s a lot of energy and cool-looking places everywhere. But it is PACKED, man. Way too many people for me to deal with, certainly on a hot day. I was able to wander around it for a bit, though, and hopefully have enough footage to another Yakuza series comparison video in the future.
My biggest regret with this is just not shooting enough footage. And I think it shows with how I had to put this together, but I hope I did okay in salvaging what I could. I think it turned out alright. As per usual, here are some links and addresses to the places I hit up:
ゲーム探偵団 Retro TV Game Revival
5 Chome-7-18 Nipponbashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0005, Japan
Kushikatsu Daruma Shinsekai Sohonten
2 Chome-3-9 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0002, Japan
Jiyuken
3 Chome-1-34 Nanba, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0076, Japan
ハードコアチョコレート大阪店[OSAKA]
Japan, 〒542-0074 Osaka, Chuo Ward, Sennichimae, 1 Chome−1−7 千日前レジャービル205
Tsukiji Gindako Highball Bar Shinosaka
Japan, 〒532-0011 Osaka, Yodogawa Ward, Nishinakajima, 3 Chome−20−10 中島ビル
We’ll see you all in the next one. Thanks for watching!
Songs Used:
MK2 – Rollin Through Osaka
Diamond Ortiz – Cubic Z
Geographer – Slip
The Brothers Records – Sleeplessness
Alo Japan.