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mick
Joined: 04 Mar 2005
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 Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:46 am Post subject: Osaka |
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| Can anyone recommend sights/things worth seeing in Osaka. I know about Kyoto being a short train ride away (around 40 mins?) and would like to go there. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Shinsaibashi and Namba areas are highlights. America-mura, etc...go down by the river with the neon lights everywhere near Namba Station...and of course America-Mura which has tons of amazing live music, tourist stuff, great bars, great clubs, and very interesting to walk around (subculture galore in this area).
Osaka is a great city...particularly if you have any interest whatsoever in going out, drinking, high energy places, or fun places in general. I just spend five days there last weekend (one of several times I've been to Osaka). Love it there.
Kyoto is great for the opposite stuff - tranquil and temple galore. |
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mick
Joined: 04 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Hey TigerBeer,
Thanks for the info.
Where would you recommend staying? Ideally with a price around $30-40 per night in a central location for getting around the city.
Cheers |
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Flash Ipanema
Joined: 29 Sep 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| Check out the visa run thread, there's a link to a cheap capsule hotel. I took a day trip to Himeji, the castle was amazing, the gardens were beautiful, and up the mountain are temples where the Last Samurai was filmed. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| mick wrote: |
Hey TigerBeer,
Thanks for the info.
Where would you recommend staying? Ideally with a price around $30-40 per night in a central location for getting around the city.
Cheers |
I always stay at a $25/night hotel room two subway stations south of Namba Station (which is a really cool area).
It's called something like the New Chuo Hotel...something like that....you can find it on www.hostelworld.com with a search for Osaka....2500 yen...its the cheapest one that is still a Hotel and not a Hostel. |
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Gamecock
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
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| Go to the aquarium. It's frickin' awesome. really. |
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