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sacred deer and flashing lights: first time in osaka, japan 🦌

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as a type-a travel maximalist i always curated packed itineraries to get the best bang for my buck – especially with only 1 day to spare in osaka! taste the same culinary delights that i did in "japan's kitchen" for the ultimate first time in osaka e...

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good eats 🍢

everywhere i ate during my 1 day in osaka – this carefully curated list includes the must-try local delicacies of takoyaki and okonomiyaki. beginning at the top of the list follows the order in which i hit each spot.

 
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cozy mountain-style cafe to watch the deer from the window and enjoy western tastes of home 🍰
Cafe Conce
 
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150 shops with everything from fresh seafood, meat, fruits, and vegetables to a variety of prepared foods like sushi, tempura, and takoyaki—fried, ball-shaped fritters filled with octopus local to the city 🐙
Kuromon Market

things to do in osaka 🏃‍♂️

delight your taste buds and excite your senses with the lively, vibrant atmosphere experienced during 1 day in osaka. following this list from the top down, see the top cultural attractions first-timers to osaka can't miss!

 
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one of japan's oldest public parks home to over 1,200 sacred bowing deer who can be fed "shika senbei" crackers for ¥200 🦌
Nara Park
 
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toyotomi hideyoshi’s unifier of japan and a focal point during the siege of osaka surrounded by gardens, moats, and other historic structures 🏯
Osaka Castle
 
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2,000 ft long shopping paradise offering everything from luxury goods to japanese souvenirs within the shotengai — a commercial market street covered overhead and closed to car traffic 🏬
Shinsaibashi-suji
 
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inside shinsaibashi-suji, specializes in the curation of recently manufactured to vintage hermes masterpieces with walls full of kellys and birkins galore 👛
Orange Boutique
 
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inside shinsaibashi-suji, a towering 12-floor department store with all the luxury japanese beauty products you could ever want, including high-quality shiseido cosmetics 🧴
Daimaru
 
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vibrant nightlife, lively food scene, and the famous glico running man sign along the canal— a visually stimulating environment with large flashing billboards and animatronic signs moving mechanically over restaurant 🦀
Dotonbori