[JAPAN] Shop and Dine

–Osaka–

This was our last full day in Osaka, Japan, as we depart the next night.

The day was reserved mainly for shopping and eating and shopping and eating!

Located near our hotel is Hep Five, one of the larger shopping centres in the area. It is noticeable in Osaka, as the shopping centre with the large red ferris wheel on the 8th floor.

Shopping in Osaka is pretty good, things were quite cheap, but to some extent. Alot of the stuff were made in China, so the prices were average to being over priced for china made. Quality was so-so. The stuff that is made in Japan was more expensive, like Japa-made shoes start from around $100. They were really nice though.

I found clothing mannequins in shop windows quite scarily realistic! Check this one out… it’s creepy don’t you think?

We went to DAIGOKU to pick up a load of stuff, because that shop is awesome! everything is Y100, no more no less :) I picked up a load of eyelashes, and snacks for cheap, so I’m happy.

Just nearby was a Ramen place that looked pretty good, it was busy, and price was fairly reasonable. It wasn’t too bad, a bowl of ramen is nice for a cold winter day :)

We had afternoon tea/dessert at this little afe in the Hep 5 building, level 7 where the food court is.

Rasberry, cheese cake, icecream waffles

Mango, icecream, waffles

That night, we made a pitt stop to Den Den town to check out the electronics there, since it is known for cheap electronics and such. Picked up some electronics for the bf’s dad. Either we didn’t know how to get around the place, there wasn’t much there.

Fortunately it was in close distance to Namba/Dotonburri! where we did another trip of shopping, and eating!

Our last sushi train, all you can eat for Y1260!

This place was nicer than our first, there was quite a variety ,and somethings had interesting flavours… some which really disgusted me, and I had no idea what I ate, lol. There were 2 pieces on a dish, and we worked out we had to have atleast 10 dishes to get our moneys worth.

I managed to do 13 including dessert :) I could probably keep going, but I don’t want to have a hard time the rest of the night, haha.

Atleast we didn’t leave with a bad impression of Japanese Sushi. it was probably the biggest Sushi train I’ve ever been to.. there was like 4 or 5 seperate conveyor belts. Amaazing. Oh yeah this place is located in the middle of shinsaibashi. :)

Overall, I’m more than happy with the sushi we get here in Sydney, especially with fresh seafood!

It’s our last night in Osaka, the night spent packing and praying we can stuff all our shopping into our suitcases, without going overweight (20kg)

I still had around 4kgs left between me and my sister, and still a few hundred dollars worth of yen..

We have just a few hours to spare the next day, for… more shopping. Shopping awaits.

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