The rain had stopped when our plane landed in Osaka and the summertime warmth was just beginning to rise. Looking out of the window, I was reminded of my previous trip in 2010 when I spent two days on every extreme ride at Universal Studio Japan. Time flies.
Dotonbori is one of Osaka’s oldest entertainment and shopping venues.
Upon returning to Japan’s second-largest economic city in the western region, my travelling buddies and I decided to design our own walking tour and explore the bustling entertainment and commercial neighbourhood of Namba, where visitors can take in the colours of local life from day to night while observing how the old and new coexist in the age of pop culture.
After winding through the crowds and a maze of shopping streets, we reached the Tazaemonbashi Bridge Dock and boarded a huge yellow ferry for a relaxing 20-minute cruise along the…
