After a full day at Nara, we decided to explore a neighbourhood in Osaka called Shinsekai. Shinsekai is a cool retro neighbourhood in Osaka developed before world war two and centered around Tsutenkaku Tower. The closest station would be Shin-Imamiya Station on the JR Loop Line. We ate at a cool little izakaya where we tried the iconic Kushikatsu, along with beer! Kushikatsu is lightly breaded and deep fried food on a stick which you dip into a sweet and […]

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