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Old 01-10-2019, 10:32 PM
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TonyC
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Still only 1000 Yen for the Western Breakfast as of last week. Exit 4 of the Nakatsu Station is currently under construction/renovation/remodeling. Use Exit 3 instead, and stay to the left when you hit the sidewalk/street level.

I also still recommend the Umeda Sky Building, and maybe even more strongly than before. You can get up to the "almost the top" level for free now. That includes a cool ride in a glass elevator and an escalator "ride" through a glass tube that spans between the "twin" buildings which support the Sky Garden on the top floor. If you are so motivated, you can then buy a ticket to visit the top outdoor level.

From there, you can see Osaka Castle, if you know which way to look. (If you don't, ask one of the guards, and they'll point it out for you.) If you want to visit Osaka Castle, begin your day by purchasing a Metro Day Pass. It allows you to skip the ticket line for Osaka Castle, and gets you a 60 Yen discount. Stay to the right to skip the elevator line. Watch all the movies on the ground floor before you do anything else. The audio is in Japanese, but there are five separate screens with captions in as many different languages. (English is on top right.) What you'll learn will make better sense of why you're there, and what you'll see during the rest of the tour. After watching the movies, climb the stairs to the top and start working your way down. Give yourself at least a couple of hours to take everything in. It's a must-see for any self-respecting world citizen.






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