Enma's Adventures
This cover image doesn't really represent Osaka (大阪), but I love calligraphy so I'll leave it there.
This was taken in the Uehonmachi (上本町) subway station of the Kintetsu Railway network.
This post will be mostly pictures and less text.
I let the other two enjoy their last few days in Japan, while I mostly take it slow and relax in the hotel room.
Day 1
After our meal, Mezu went to Dotonbori (道頓堀) alone:
Day 2
The next day, they went to Nara Park (奈良公園), but since they arrived there pretty late, there were no more deer crackers, so they couldn't feed the deer.
Takoyaki (たこ焼き) is octopus in balls batter fried, hehe...
The way I phrased it sounds perverted, so here's Wikipedia-san to the rescue:
Takoyaki (Japanese: たこ焼き or 蛸焼) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour–based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger (beni shoga), and green onion (negi).[1][2] The balls are brushed with takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise, and then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito (katsuobushi).
Speaking about vending machines, I need to watch the third season of Reborn as a Vending Machine.
That takoyaki earlier was just a snack, so I got some late dinner from a konbini (コンビニ) near the hotel.
I bought an HDMI cable a few days earlier while we were still in Akihabara, so we used it there to watch anime on the TV.
Of course; we watched Steins;Gate.
That vegetables drink was awful, I drank like a quarter of it and threw it away.
Day 3
I managed to wake up early that day (the world is ending), so I went out with Gozu, since Mezu was still asleep.
If you ever buy one of these from a vending machine, get a straw from a konbini.
Trying to drink it like a normal drink, is nearly impossible, as it doesn't flow very well.
Those are tea packs that you pour in hot water, but they were packaged like cigarettes.
I kinda regret that I didn't buy any, for the memes.
After going out of the temple filled with tourists, it was lunch time.
We decided to get Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) again since it's originally from Osaka.
These ones were far better than the ones we had in Tokyo.
Bigger, juicier, tastier, although this sounds like I am describing something else...
Pervert.
After that we walked around for a few hours, where nothing interesting happened, until...
THAT DAY'S MAIN EVENT WAS: A MAID CAFE.
We wanted to go to a maid cafe at least once, so we did.
I ordered an omurice (オムライス), which is basically an omelet with rice inside, and Gozu ordered a parfait.
We even paid to take pictures with a maid, and had two free dances, where a maid danced on stage for us.
We didn't get the glowing sticks, but two other customers did, and were waving their sticks around.
They weren't that enthusiastic though..
Day 4
I slept for the entire day (the world is not ending), while the other two were outside, so I'm just going to dump their pictures.
Day 5
It is now time for Mezu and Gozu to fly back to Seoul.
This pic was taken early in the morning, as they were leaving for the airport.