Adventures in the American Village

Today we took the train from Nagoya to my Aunt's place in Osaka (my favorite city in Japan after Tokyo :P 

The first thing I had to do was shop at AmeMura which is an "American" village. Its a cool place to shop because many of the stores have a Western style but, of course, always with a Japanese flavor. Its fun to see the trendy stuff circling around and comparing it to LA's fashion scene. 

Aside from the shopping, one cannot leave Osaka without a takoyaki fixing….it's what Osaka is known for.

I was stoked to see my friends' brand from LA have their goodies sold here at Spinns. So happy~

Y R U Spotting

ooo  T a k o y a k i  ooo

Top// Jade Clark

Shoes// YRU

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Shinsaibashi Date

I went to hung out with my friend from Osaka at Shinsaibashi. 

We took Purikura and ate really bomb okonomiyaki and yakisoba at this restaurant on Doutonbori.

This bakery called Pablo is extremely popular because it has the best cheese tarts. 

The line is usually very long, but on this day, the line was super short. I lucked out!!!

I finished off my day with this delicious mango parfait <3

 yum

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A Day at the Q's Mall in Osaka

Today I went to check out another popular area in Osaka.

The Abeno Market Park Q's Mall is a brand new facility that attracts many young consumers because it is the largest shopping center in the Osaka Prefecture. 

It is located in Abeno-ku, Osaka, right next to the Tennoji station. 

The mall has a ton of stores, restaurants, a grocery store, and evens calls itself the mini " Shibuya 109." 

This is the view from the top floor of a newly reconstructed skyscraper in Osaka called the Abenobashi Terminal Building.

 

My favorite doughnut place in the whole world is Mister donut.

I died over how cute the Halloween edition Hello Kitty donuts are. 

"pon de ring" is my favorite.

 I've never tasted a doughnut that yummy.

We had lunch at the best shabu-shabu restaurant. 

Behold the tower of meat. 

The only arcades that I enjoy are here in Japan.

My cute little munchkin <3

Osaka Gal

Some of my family lives in Osaka, so I stayed with them for a week and got to check out a lot fun places there. 

Today I went to Doutonbori which is one of the most popular areas for tourism in Japan. 

It is a long street that lies alongside the Doutonbori river. 

This street is famous for having a ton of Takoyaki stands, neon signs, Glico Man sign, and its many interesting shops. 

The Kani Doraku Crab is one of Doutonbori's landmarks.

 I still haven't tried this restaurant yet; the line was too long. 

Next time!

Takoyaki (octopus balls) is Osaka's "meibutsu" which is a term used to describe a city's most famous products. 

Thus there was no question for me to have a round of this delicious street food myself.

Honestly, takoyaki tasting this good is only cooked here in Osaka. 

This here is the entrance to another long street called Shinsaibashi. 

It is different from Doutonbori because this district is known for being the city's main shopping area. 

Clothing stores, brand named stores and such run the entire way. 

I also checked out this very popular shopping area known as Ame-Mura (American Village) because it is located west of Shinsaibashi. 

This area accounts more of the pop, vintage, and nightlife that attracts a lot of Osaka's young consumers  who's interests include fashion, music, and art. 

At my fave store Village Vanguard. They have the most interesting things here from vintage items to Miyazaki merchandised knick knacks.