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seoulunitarian
Joined: 06 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:11 pm Post subject: What to do in Osaka? |
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I'm taking a visa trip to Osaka from August 7-10. Does anyone know any good things to do while I'm there? Thanks.
Daniel |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: What to do in Osaka? |
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| seoulunitarian wrote: |
I'm taking a visa trip to Osaka from August 7-10. Does anyone know any good things to do while I'm there? Thanks.
Daniel |
Sunday head to Osaka castle in the early afternoon. Near, I believe, the JR station, there are free rock concerts. It's the wildest thing. There are like 6 or 7 stages all in a row. Everyone plays at the same time. You basically have to stand in front of a speaker to hear the band you're interested in.
You hear some great music and if you're into Japanese women, they're there in droves. |
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dull artist
Joined: 20 Jun 2004
Location: Osan
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| Just hang out for a bit and be friendly and you're sure to meet some cool Japanese people. I went just for the weekend but it was one of the wildest weekends I've ever had. Plus, these cool Japanese dudes invited me to their home for a full-on sushi feast. After leaving there I was like, "What the f*** am I doing in Korea?" |
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paperbag princess
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| go shopping. |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: What to do in Osaka? |
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| Take lots of money and shop til you drop. |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:19 am Post subject: |
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Please excuse the pics. My camera isnt getting younger and I dont have unlimited bandwidth....
1) Ride on top, and pretend you're the silver surfer... or in this case, Surfing Smurf.
2) Two words: Skinny Dip
3) Find this guy, ask him how he got the coolest bike in the world.
I went a few weeks ago on my run, with the intention of taking enough photos to make a pretty decent Osaka Run Info Page, but my camera is getting twitchy and half the shots didnt come out right.
Everything was blurry, which I think means they'll look normal if you go on the run drunk. |
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osangrl
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
Location: osan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:37 am Post subject: |
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i concur with the lady above.... go shopping!!!
They have the GAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| Blind Willie wrote: |
Please excuse the pics. My camera isnt getting younger and I dont have unlimited bandwidth....
1) Ride on top, and pretend you're the silver surfer... or in this case, Surfing Smurf.
2) Two words: Skinny Dip
3) Find this guy, ask him how he got the coolest bike in the world.
I went a few weeks ago on my run, with the intention of taking enough photos to make a pretty decent Osaka Run Info Page, but my camera is getting twitchy and half the shots didnt come out right.
Everything was blurry, which I think means they'll look normal if you go on the run drunk. |
Ah. That purple subway train from the airport. Almost worth that trip just to ride it.
What is it called? The RapiB Express.
The man who designed that train had to be either taking a lot of acid or had watched one too many anime movies. |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:13 am Post subject: |
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In Japenglish: La Pi Doh
Most of the luxury trains in Japan that I've taken were similar. But you go broke quickly taking them, so it was the standing room only train for me |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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I actually took the shinkansen down to hiroshima if you got the cash or inclination it's a really great city. Street cars and canals give it almost a european feel.
Also for a gag behind the korean consulate is korea town. If your in to trashy 80s stuff this is the place for you. I bought my mr potato head there. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Blind Willie wrote: |
In Japenglish: La Pi Doh
Most of the luxury trains in Japan that I've taken were similar. But you go broke quickly taking them, so it was the standing room only train for me |
One of the best deals on the planet is the one or two week unlimited JR Pass for tourists. For the price of a round trip shinkansen trip between tokyo and osaka you can get a 1 week pass. For a little more you can upgrade to the Midori first class pass. It's great. |
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