Osaka
Station is a major railway station in Osaka’s Umeda district (also known
as Kita) that is served by a large number of local and interregional trains,
but not the shinkansen which stop at Shin-Osaka Station. The formerly
dark and cramped station underwent extensive renovation works and was reborn in
2011 as Osaka Station City, one of Japan's most attractive railway stations.
Newly
constructed and renovated buildings on the north and south sides of the station
provide travelers with a wide array of shopping, dining, entertainment and
recreation opportunities, and are connected with each other by a wide bridge
over the railway tracks.
The place is so big and we were explored this beautiful station right after
our lunch at Daimaru. The station is so huge that we didn’t where to start but
we decided just to take a walk around and we somehow managed to reach an area with
the big clock that said Osaka Station on it. The whole building is so beautiful
and just by looking at the tracks got your excited.
After spending about an hour checking out the station and some shopping
at Daimaru, we took another train to Shinsaibashi where another famous street
is nearby. During winter, the day seemed to be so much shorter and by the time
we arrived at Shinsekai, the sky was almost turning dark.
Shinsekai is a street that housed many restaurants, bars and spas. The restaurants
are beautifully lighted up that brightened up the streets and there are too
many restaurants to choose from if you are planning for a bite. I was rather
surprised that it was as crowded compared to Dontombori.
Tsutenkaku Tower is 103 meters
high, with the main observatory at a height of 91 meters. A new open-air deck
on top of the main observatory was opened in late 2015. We planned to visit this tower but the sky was already
dark so we decided to skip and went for our dinner.
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