Osaka is a quintessential modern Japanese city. Bright lights, retro yet futuristic buildings, hipsters, achingly cool bars, intimidating amounts of shopping, and really great food. Despite all this Osaka feels unpretentious and doesn't provide the pressure of visiting historical sites. In fact as far as we could tell there was nothing to really see in Osaka, just to enjoy being there and eating you way around the 'kitchen of Japan'. Head to Dotonburi for the main drag of food spots and nightlife, and Namba or Umeda for shopping on another level. The culinary highlight is almost certainly the takoyaki (octopus ball pancakes to the uninitiated). We also splurged on some seriously tasty kurobuta pork tonkatsu, another must eat in Japan (although if in a hurry the convenience stores all do surprisingly good tonkatsu sandwiches). And by walking down an alley we stumbled across another amazing quirk of Japanese culture, a tiny, nameless five-seat bar with an enthusiastic ageing bartender in a cramped, smoky space that hadn't been updated since it was established in the 80s.
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