Me and my wife visited Osaka in early May. We walked from Dotonbori to Tsutenkaku Tower where we visited the observation deck around noon. The view over Osaka is great all around the tower. We saw Billken, the god of "what things ought to be", there were even a statue of him in the tower. Thank you for your videos, always filled with useful information. This one brought back found memories from our stay in Osaka 🙂Greetings from Norway.

@cakeswithfaces

24 күн бұрын

Glad it brought back happy memories! Walking around the cities is always great - you never know what you'll see, and it can be so interesting just seeing everyday streets, not just tourist hotspots.

Thank you super much for more Osaka Amy my other favorite place here 🤩🤩🤩

Wow. Definitely visiting and taking the slide!!!

@cakeswithfaces

12 күн бұрын

Just make sure have enough time to go on the slide before it closes...! 😅

Thank you very much for this video, I went to the area early morning (7am) before anything was open and just kinda explored. Gonna go when open this trip, and finally going for cherry blossom season next year and see the World Expo in Osaka :D I can't wait

@cakeswithfaces

26 күн бұрын

It must have had a very different atmosphere early in the morning! Enjoy the Osaka Expo!

@corgolyin

26 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces It was so empty and quiet, was very nice to be able to just look and wander without the stress of a crowd to take the area in. I walked to Shitenno-ji following, little did I know it was during one of their flea market days, that was a treat.

@cakeswithfaces

26 күн бұрын

@@corgolyin What a great surprise, I love it when things like that happen! :-)

we went one evening was a good visit and watching your videos always brings great memories made with my wife, keep up the good work

@cakeswithfaces

24 күн бұрын

Aww, glad it brings back happy memories! ✨

Thanks for showing us around Shinsekai - it is rather different!

@cakeswithfaces

24 күн бұрын

There's so much to look at!

Thanks for showing, I love Shinsekai so much ❤ the kushikatsu places usually have a lot of vegetable options. In 2019 we went to one that even had deep-fried cheesecake for dessert 😋

@cakeswithfaces

24 күн бұрын

Ooh good tip, thank you! Deep fried cheesecake sounds indulgent! 😅

Thanks for another great video Amy ! I really like your positive and slighty "crazy" (I mean that as a compliment) attitude. Shinsekai looks pretty cool, with all those retro lights and signs. The tower deck would be nothing for me though, as I am afraid of heights.

@cakeswithfaces

21 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! I guess you wouldn't like the Abeno Harukas (tallest building in Japan) either then...! But there's plenty to enjoy safely at ground level too! :-)

Luna park is part of Coney Island in Brooklyn,NY unfortunately it’s changed a lot over the years

@cakeswithfaces

24 күн бұрын

Oh really, I didn't know there was one there that they named it after. (Honestly don't know much about Coney Island).

I hope to very soon come and check it out here and everything to eat and drink looks so delicious 🤤🤤🤤

@cakeswithfaces

16 күн бұрын

It's a fun place to go!

@AlanVByrnes

9 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces for sure always more and more I always see it I can’t wait to go here too most definitely 🙌🙌🙌

@AlanVByrnes

9 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces 🤖🇯🇵✈️

@AlanVByrnes

5 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces yes it really is can’t wait to and hopefully soon to see this other fun and amazing place that is also here 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

YOU NEVER AGE AMY LOOKS LIKE GOD AS BLESSED YOU WITH ETERNAL YOUTH.

Poor Phil 😞 I bet that he was gutted about the slide 😢 The whole area looks amazing 😍 Thanks Amy for another excellent video 🫶✨

@cakeswithfaces

26 күн бұрын

It was bad luck! 😅 But we had a good time in general!

@amandahayward

26 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces That's great to know 😊

@melgordon2490

25 күн бұрын

Did you prefer this area or Dotonbori? That's unfair about the slide.

@cakeswithfaces

25 күн бұрын

@@melgordon2490 It's tricky to say which I prefer when they both have a slightly different feel. I think it's worth going to both if you have time - but if you only have time for one, Dotonbori is the "main" area of Osaka to feel the exciting atmosphere in the evening and see the famous Glico sign and canal.

@melgordon2490

25 күн бұрын

@cakeswithfaces ok thanks. Is Namba or Umeda better area to stay in?

I'm plying catch up on the videos having only got home this week from Japan, we were in Osaka when this video went up. It wasn't that it was Sunday night, that everything started to close, it's that everything shuts around 9pm, all the restaurants and shops, we were staying just across the road to the south and it was doooooooodddgggyyy, the security guard at the train station told us when we arrived to be very cautious, especially at night. Where we were staying had a sign warning guests to not go south out the hotel because just 20m away was the Red Light District and it was very dangerous to enter, that covers market is the edge of it. Videos of our trip will be up on our Out and About Channel soon. PS, I lost my Illuminatea badge before I even got to Japan 😒

I need a mango Chūhai in life

@cakeswithfaces

26 күн бұрын

Delicious! 😋

Oh wow, 1000 yen for a slide. That's highway freaking robbery lmao

@cakeswithfaces

5 күн бұрын

Especially when it shuts before you can get on it...! 🙈

That mango drink....guess I am going there next time

@cakeswithfaces

25 күн бұрын

I haven't seen it on the menu at Kura since, so it may have been a special unfortunately! But always worth checking in case it comes back!

@alpha4072

15 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces most likely seasonal. Mangos are sucha delicacy in japan and Australian grown mango cleared for customs and flown over to Narita or hanada are worth about $70 AUD a piece. That wad about 10 years ago though lol

you have to ride the elevator in the harukas building. take a video while you do it!

@cakeswithfaces

26 күн бұрын

Sounds intriguing..!

May i ask when this was filmed? Just being curios about you two wearing a facemask in Shinsekai area. I know it's common in japan to wear a facemask in specific situations (like Flu season or when feeling sick etc.), so is it just a precaution of you two or are there still areas where a mask is "mandatory"? I visited Japan in Oct. 2022 and had a mask on 24/7, but now almost 2 years have passed, so I'm just curious :)

@cakeswithfaces

25 күн бұрын

It's from my 2023 trip (even though I have new videos from this year, there are still a few 2023 videos I hadn't edited yet!). :-) Don't worry, this year it was fine to not wear a mask at all if you don't want to. I took mine but didn't wear it. Some people were wearing masks (similar to before 2020) but I'd say the majority weren't.

@wynkenstein

25 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces Thank you for the quick reply and the information :)

Yep agree. Umeda and Harukas 300 has way better view. And the slide isnt that great. 🤙🏽

@cakeswithfaces

26 күн бұрын

Good to know we didn't miss much with the slide! 😅

Beware! Purse 👛 snatchers, and even stealing your phone 📱!

@cakeswithfaces

25 күн бұрын

I'd heard that, but thankfully didn't see anything on that evening. However, having grown up in London, I always keep my belongings close by nature!

@melgordon2490

25 күн бұрын

Are they in a Dotonbori also or just here?

@cakeswithfaces

25 күн бұрын

@@melgordon2490 I've only heard that Shinksekai is a "bad area". Crime levels in Japan are very low, and pickpocketing, etc, isn't generally a problem. I haven't heard anything about Dotonbori, but it's such a busy, crowded area, especially in the evening that I'd keep an eye on your bag and pockets just in case (like you would anywhere in a city) as it'd be very easy to pickpocket there. There are lots of foreign tourists who may not be as honest as Japanese people are (generalisation obv!).

@melgordon2490

25 күн бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces very true. Bound to happen with so many tourists