This time, we will introduce you to some popular places that you should definitely stop by when you visit these spots. Why not add beautiful smoothies that look like works of art, new and exciting ways to enjoy okonomiyaki and kushiage, and a popular shrine with a unique love fortune to your travel plans?
JTRRD cafe: A stylish smoothie hot topic in Osaka. A cafe recommended for beauty treatments too.
About 10 minutes by car from Osaka Station, JTRRD café is located at the foot of Osaka Castle, near Osaka Tenmabashi.
The concept of JT Cafe is to "share 'beauty' and 'art' with customers through the things they wear and the things they put into their bodies." It may be difficult to put into words, but you'll surely understand the philosophy once you enter the store.
The beautiful drinks, which are like works of art, are made with chia seeds, which are a hot topic among beauty-conscious women. You can also enjoy herbal teas and specialty coffees made with carefully selected herbs.
In addition to the cafe corner, the shop also sells semi-custom bags handmade by the owner as "accessories to wear." Why not spend some quality time in this artistic cafe?
| JTRRD café | ||
|---|---|---|
| business hours | ： | 12:00〜17:00 |
| TEL | ： | 06-6882-4835 |
| Fee | ： | Smoothie (short glass) / 972 yen |
| web | ： | http://jtrrd.com/ |
Okaru: Enjoy okonomiyaki in Osaka, the birthplace of the dish. Don't miss the playful mayonnaise art.
The next place we visited is right near Dotonbori, which has a very Osaka atmosphere. We walked down an alley a little ways away from the bustling shopping street.
At the okonomiyaki restaurant "Okaru," you can enjoy classic yet unique okonomiyaki.
Once you choose one or two of your favorite ingredients, such as meat or seafood, the proprietress will carefully grill each piece for you.
The outside is crispy, the inside is fluffy, and the okonomiyaki is soaked in the same simple sauce flavor as the old days. Okaru's playful side is drawing illustrations with mayonnaise on the okonomiyaki. The variety is wide, from portraits of celebrities to Tsutenkaku, and there are many local fans who frequent the shop.
If you visit Osaka, you should definitely stop by this famous restaurant where you can enjoy authentic okonomiyaki and the unique fun of Osaka.
| Okaru | ||
|---|---|---|
| business hours | ： | 12:00〜14:30,17:00〜22:00 |
| TEL | ： | 06-6211-0985 |
| Fee | ： | Pork ball/meat ball/squid ball 800 yen each |
BEIGNET: A new take on classic gourmet food. Umeda's hottest French skewered food
Since we're talking about "eating to our heart's content," let's make another detour. Our next stop is a kushiage (deep-fried skewered food) restaurant, one of Osaka's soul foods. However, the restaurant we're introducing this time is a rather stylish one.
BEIGNET, located about a 5-minute walk from Umeda Station, is a popular restaurant known for its elegant "French skewered fried foods."
French skewered food, made with seasonal ingredients and a light, crispy texture, is a new dish that overturns the concept of "skewered food." This is a sister restaurant of the authentic French restaurant Lecomtoir, and each dish is packed with the chef's attention to detail.
The taste is different from the casual but delicious B-grade gourmet skewers. Please come and enjoy this new sensation of skewers that is both cute to look at and a delight to the tongue.
| French skewered fried food BEIGNET | ||
|---|---|---|
| business hours | ： | 12:00〜15:00,17:00〜23:00 |
| TEL | ： | 06-6292-2626 |
Nunoshi Shrine: Recommended for girls' trips. Love fortune telling by contemporary artist Ichihara Hiroko
After enjoying the gourmet food in central Osaka, take a short train ride from Umeda Station and make your final stop at Nunose Shrine.
Visiting temples and shrines may give you a mundane image, but Nunoshi Shrine is popular with locals and tourists alike for its unusual "omikuji" fortune-telling slips.
Contemporary artist Ichihara Hiroko has created "Love Fortunes." Many people who are troubled by love are guided in search of the words written on the fortune slips.
The unusual message, born from the chief priest Terauchi's desire to "create fortune slips that don't just tell good or bad luck," has garnered much sympathy and become a hot topic.
Whether you're in a good relationship or struggling with love, if you're in the area, give it a try and take a moment to wander around. You're sure to discover something new.
| Nunoshi Shrine | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEL | ： | 072-334-7634 |
| Opening hours | ： | May to October: 9:00 to 17:00 November to April: 9:00 to 16:00 |
| First fruits offering | ： | 200 yen |
| web | ： | http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~nunose/ |
Comment
Osaka is a city that is as vibrant as it has always been. While many things remain the same, that energy is constantly creating new fun, delicious food, and beauty.
The major tourist spots are great, but a journey to discover this new Osaka seems like it would be fun too.
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*Some content was updated on September 12, 2019.
The contents published are accurate at the time of publication and are subject to change.
