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Osaka (Dotombori, Nara, Universal Studios Japan etc...) 100th post for this blog!

 Return to Osaka! It's been 4 years and it was nice to be back. My 100th post for this blog as well!

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Dotombori

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Back to Namba Oriental Hotel. Got a fairly decent room for 3. Also did a Pig cafe, The Pigs kept coming to me for sleep. They were probably tired all day. It was roughly 1830PM by then. 

Nara


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Even the Deers here wait for the bus. J/k. They always hungry so feed them the crackers you can purchase from the vendors on the streets. We didn't do temples this time. You can say we came here for a few hours to feed the deers and that was it. 

Back to Dotombori 


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I've always wanted to visit the Capcom store. Sadly, the displays are the most impressive thing about the Osaka store. You get to play Street Fighter 6 on the big screen but everything in the store is pretty lackluster. The Capcom store and it's superhero neighbors are in the Parco store btw.

Universal Studios Japan


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Pretty much came here for Super Nintendo World (seriously should had just called this Mario world). It would had been nice to have other Nintendo attractions such as Legend of Zelda, Samus, Star Fox, and some others etc... SNW is worth it if you are asking me. The only problem, as you probably already read it online, is that you need two passes to enter here usually. There is a trick and that is you need to come a little early before the whole USJ opens. You can enter SNW with just your normal admission. You probably have at least an hr or two just to get to SNW when the park opens. After that or if you do leave after a certain time, it will most likely be difficult to re-enter SNW if you do not have a timed-entry pass (the 2nd pass). Be warned, if you are people phobic, SNW does get pretty jammed packed. Not to mention, all the people waiting to get in so early. It's pretty nuts if you ask me. 

Spider-man is probably a must here only because the attraction will fold in Feb 2024 due to licensing issues. Ride the adventure before its gone forever.


That's it for now. USJ can be a day or two destination depending on your activities ( I was in SNW all day). Osaka this time around was more of a chill and relax locale. Just no matter where you go in Japan, remember to bring your appetite. I will probably do a blog on foods again at a certain point. 

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