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Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka, Osaka, Japan
This was my second stay at the Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka having stayed here 2 years ago. The hotel is around 400 metres from Osaka station where you’ll probably arrive from Shin-Osaka station but luckily there’s a shuttle bus that runs half hourly or so between the station and the hotel. I can’t seem to find … Continue reading Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Kushikatsu Daruma, Kitashinchi, Osaka, Japan
I was only in Osaka for a short time and I’d headed out of my hotel on my final evening with the intention of having Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) but the place I intended to eat at was fully booked so I started wandering around the Kita-ku area and found a place serving kushikatsu which … Continue reading Kushikatsu Daruma, Kitashinchi, Osaka, Japan
Beer Belly Tosabori, Osaka, Japan
After a 13 minute Sunday afternoon shinkansen trip from Shin-Kobe to Shin-Osaka followed by a local train to Osaka Station I’d settled into my hotel and was looking for somewhere for an afternoon beer and a meal. A walk of 15 minutes had me outside Beer Belly in Tosabori pretty much at opening time. When … Continue reading Beer Belly Tosabori, Osaka, Japan
Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka, Osaka, Japan
After the Shinkansen trip from Nagoya to Shin-Osaka and then a local JR train to Osaka station, I was waiting for the Crowne Plaza shuttle bus for the short ride to the Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka in the Dojima area. Ten minutes later in the sweltering heat the bus pulled upto the hotel.