Japanese Delicacy

First of all, I would like to share about Ramen as I heard that Osaka has the best ramen shops. There are a lot of recommended ramen shops in Osaka such as Shitenno (四天王), Sodaisho (総大将), Kio (亀王), Men’ya Eguchi (麺屋えぐち), Kinryu Ramen (金龍ラーメン) and etc. As for myself, I think I prefer Kinryu Ramen the most because of the taste, price and it's open for 24 hours too ! You can recognize this shop by the giant dragon on the signboard.

Secondly, it's the Sashimi (刺身). Sashimi often is the first course or the apertizer in a formal Japanese meal, but it can also be the main course. Sashimi is normally served only with a dipping sauce (soy sauce with wasabi paste) or perhaps without anything in order to taste its freshness.

Next, it's Yakimono (焼き物) which are the grilled, broiled or pan-fried dishes. The ingredients are generally either marinated in sauce or salted. They're then skewered so they retain their shape and grilled over a hot fire so the skin (if any) is very crisp while the meat stays tender and juicy.

Nimono (煮物) are the stewed/simmered dishes such as fish, meat and vegetables that are simmered in a seasoned broth. The broth may be flavored with various seasonings including Dashi, Miso, fresh ginger, red chilies or simply salt.

Shabu-shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ) is a Japanese variant of hot pot. It usually uses thinly sliced meat (pork or beef) and vegetables and is usually served with dipping sauces.

Mushimono (蒸し物) are the steamed dishes. It usually contains tofu, chicken, fish or vegetables and sometimes treated with sake. The foods are steamed until soft and served hot. Chawanmushi is a popular example.

Agemono (揚げ物) are the deep-fried dishes. Tempura (天ぷら) is the most famous of the Japanese foods cooked in this manner.

There are also Aemono (和え物) and Tsukemono (漬け物). Aemono means "dressed foods" and referring to saladlike dishes combined with a dressing. As for Tsukemono, it is the general name for Japanese-style pickled vegetables which is often served with rice as okazu (side dish), with drinks as an otsumami (snack) or as  garnish for meals.

I've also tried Japanese foods prepared in western style ! or should I say western foods prepared in Japanese style.

There are some other foods I tried which I can't really catogarize them.

That's all I'm sharing and I would like to end this with a dessert !

Osaka, Japan (Night)

Let's start with a sunset photo in Osaka. At the same time all the neon, street lamps and lanterns was all lighten up.

I would like to introduce more on Shinsaibashi Shopping Arcade which is the city's main shopping area at Minami. It has about more than 160 of shops, restaurants, and places of entertainment with approximately 600 m long. Business hours vary by store; typically opening around 10:00-11:00 and closing around 18:30-20:00.

Secondly, I would like to introduce Dōtonbori which is also one of Osaka's most popular tourist destinations. It has an unbelievable number of restaurants (also known as a food destination) and amusement facilities. Besides, there are also theaters that play traditional puppet shows, storytellers' halls as well as a number of movie theaters. However, there were a lot more other famous historic theatres which were all destroyed during World War II.

You will also notice there are a lot of cyclists on roads and also along the shopping districts.

For those who are interested, you may also enjoy the performance of Geisha at nightclubs, bars and late night restaurants in the main entertainment districts in Osaka; namely Shinmachi, Horie, Kitashinchi and Nanchi.

Lastly, I would like to end my post with a beautiful night cityscape of Osaka.

Previously posted... Osaka, Japan (Day).

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Osaka, Japan (Day)

First thing that you may think of when you are in Osaka is probably its Ramen. I'll talk about food in the next post so stay tune ! I didn't visit much of the main attractions here but at least I visited one of Japan's most famous castles, Osaka Castle or 大阪城 in Japanese.

It was first constructed in the year of 1583 and there were a few reconstructions taken place due to wars. Since its construction, Osaka Castle repeatedly featured as the battleground of the major wars in Japanese history. Today, it has become a museum with large variety of historical materials, miniature figures and the screen displays.

Secondly, let me post a few photos of Osaka Business Park which is the newer business area located nearby Osaka Castle.

Let's bring you walk around at some of the popular areas in Osaka which are the Ebisu-higashi, Namba, Shinsaibashi and Dōtonbori shopping districts. I'll share more on these shopping districts in my next post.

That's all I wanna talk about Osaka for day time. I'll end this with the photos cityscape of Osaka, the railway and a Japanese girl :D.

Coming up next is Osaka (Night)... I'll post more photos of Osaka at night time.