48 Hours in Osaka
Osaka is a vibrant city in Japan where you can easily spend several days in, but if you only have 48 hours to spare, here’s what you can see in Osaka in just one weekend
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Wallpaper Wanderer: Maple Leaves of Fushimi Inari
KYOTO, JAPAN – The very first Wallpaper Wanderer entry is one of my own, my laptop wallpaper photo was taken on my last trip to Osaka. Find out how these maple leaves make me wanderlust.
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Eating my way through Osaka
All the delicious and unique Osaka food that I ate, from traditional street snacks to weird and wonderful chicken sashimi
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Storming Osaka Castle and its surroundings
What you can see at the iconic Osaka Castle and some other fun places to check out just outside the castle grounds
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Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori, Ebisubashi and other long street names in Osaka
These tongue twisting names are really not as complicated as you think – here’s a bit of what I saw in downtown Osaka.
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Osaka Highlights: Kaiyukan Aquarium and Umeda Sky Building
Checking out the Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium and the Floating Garden Observatory in Umeda Sky Building on a hot summer’s day in downtown Osaka.
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Road trip to Awaji Island and Kagawa
An impromptu adventure from Osaka all the way to Takamatsu to seek out udon, whirlpools and the world’s longest (and most expensive) suspension bridge.
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The neverending Torii of Fushimi Inari
Strolling the endless rows of orange Torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisho
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Beyond the bamboo forest charms of Arashiyama 嵐山
Arashiyama is more than just a beautiful bamboo forest – make sure you take some time to poke into Tenryuji Temple and check out Togetsukyo Brudge as well.
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An afternoon in Nara – Todaiji, Kofukuji and a lot of deer
Oh deer! Spending the afternoon in Nara with some overly familiar deer and visiting famous temples.
