20 What are your favorite places to visit in Osaka?

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What are your favorite places to visit in Osaka? Topics Discussed A basic overview of the main areas of Osaka Osaka's best burrito place: El Zocalo Osaka Castle and Osaka Castle Park The Umeda Area Yodobashi Camera The Minami area Universal Studios Japan and its Cool Japan special events/rides Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan Shinsaibashi and Namba The city of Minoh/Minō and its famous autumn foliage Minoh's Momoji Tempura (deep fried and battered maple leaves) The Open Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses The Nipponbashi/Den-Den Town area Kushikatsu The Shinsekai area Osaka's famous symbol: Tsūtenkaku The tallest building in Japan: Abeno Harukas The Tsuruhashi area The Japan Mint (Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku) and its annual cherry blossom event The Round One chain of amusement centers And more! Support on Patreon If you enjoy Ichimon Japan and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $2 a month you'll get access to exclusive content and our eternal, profound, and undrying gratitude. Support on Patreon Sources, Links, Videos, Etc. Here is some extra information about the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses. Osaka Info Here is some more information on Minoh. Minoh Park For more information on Tsuruhashi (Osaka's "Korea Town"), you can check out the link below. Korea Town (Tsuruhashi) The article below discusses the delay of the opening of Super Nintendo World. Super Nintendo World Japan's opening indefinitely delayed The name of the burrito shop mentioned in today's episode is El Zocalo Burrito. You canf ind the address below. 1-9-6 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku 1f-b, Osaka 550-0014 Osaka Prefecture Japanese Vocabulary List Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC. Momiji 紅葉 : 紅葉(P); 黄葉; 椛 【こうよう(紅葉,黄葉)(P); もみじ(P)】 (n,vs) (1) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour); (2) (紅葉, こうよう only) leaves turning red; red leaves; (3) (黄葉, こうよう only) leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (n) (4) (もみじ only) (See 以呂波紅葉) (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum); (5) (もみじ only) (col) venison; (6) (See 紅葉襲) layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors We Want Your Questions Is there something about Japan that confuses you? Is there something about Japanese culture that you would like to learn more about? Is there something in Japanese history that you would like us to explain? We're always looking for new questions about Japan to answer, so if you have one, please send it to [email protected]. Special Thanks Opening/Closing Theme: Produced by Apol (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Fiverr) Ichimon Japan cover art: Produced by Erik R. Follow Japankyo on Social Media Facebook (@JapankyoNews) Twitter (@JapankyoNews) Full Show Notes https:///www.japankyo.com/ichimonjapan