{"id":15926,"date":"2020-01-20T22:12:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T21:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awollert.com\/?page_id=15926"},"modified":"2020-09-26T13:40:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T11:40:45","slug":"kansai-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awollert.com\/en\/travel\/japan\/kansai\/kansai-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back to <a href=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/travel\/japan\/kansai\/kansai-8\/\">The circle is closing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5769\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/japan-536-von-680\/\" class=\"wp-image-5769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680-1040x693.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-536-von-680.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">25. &#8211; 27.03.2019 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My hostel is close to walk from the station where I arrive. Osaka fulfills the expectations of a huge city. And it&#8217;s pretty ugly. I cross through a park and watch all the people and children enjoying the  beautiful day. It seems a zoo is part of the park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5767\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/japan-533-von-680\/\" class=\"wp-image-5767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680-740x416.jpg 740w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680-1040x585.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-533-von-680.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not long in the city, standing at a semaphore when a man  excuses and asks about the rice hat in my hand. He wants to know if I walked the Sukoku Pilgrimage. I deny and tell him about the Kumano Kodo,  which surprisingly he doesn&#8217;t know. We get to  talk and he invites me spontaneously to dinner. He has been working for  companies that had very tight relations to German companies, so he has  many questions about the current situation there.&nbsp; <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-338x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8900\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/dsc_0573\/\" class=\"wp-image-8900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-225x400.jpg 225w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-370x658.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-1040x1849.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0573-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A nice man invites me to dinner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8904\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/dsc_0574\/\" class=\"wp-image-8904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0574-1040x585.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Stereotypic full subway<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My hostel named Qoo is nothing special, but clean. I thought the time is over where I sleep in an open bunk bed environment,  but you never know.&nbsp; <br> It takes every day about 30 minutes to get to the VR conference that I visit.&nbsp; <br> A very joyful experience during this conference is the  invitation to a food market and a coupon of 5000 yen to be spent on this  evening only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8910\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/dsc_0580\/\" class=\"wp-image-8910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0580-1040x585.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The market is huge, but thanks to my professor, who is  experienced in Japan in total, we pick the best  things in only limited time. For example, we find Jack mussels, Octopus  balls (Osakayaki), Kobe beef, oysters, sea urchin and the infamous Fugo  (puffer fish). All consumed raw, of course.&nbsp; <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0583-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8909\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0583-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/dsc_0583\/\" class=\"wp-image-8909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0583-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0583-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0583-768x432.jpg 768w, 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picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MOV 0601\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giiifaG-qxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MOV 0594\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qPkcDDuTm4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MOV 0605\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4P8wqO6LjwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From Germany I get asked if I found shops for used  underwear &#8211; a gross stereotype of Japan. I ask around and got told, that  this would be available in a sex shop.&nbsp; <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-338x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8917\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/dsc_0587\/\" class=\"wp-image-8917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-225x400.jpg 225w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-370x658.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-1040x1849.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0587-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-338x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8916\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/dsc_0586\/\" class=\"wp-image-8916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-225x400.jpg 225w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-370x658.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-1040x1849.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/DSC_0586-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see these sex shops along with some girl shows and very awkward wrestling. But I don&#8217;t bother to check them out.&nbsp; <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan is very famous for sharp knives and I want to have  one, too. I find a popular smith in Osaka and get a hand made super  sharp blade there.&nbsp; <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-534-von-680-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-534-von-680-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-534-von-680-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-534-von-680-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-534-von-680-370x555.jpg 370w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-534-von-680-1040x1560.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/awollert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Travelpics\/2019_Japan\/japan-534-von-680.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"> It&#8217;s an interesting fact, that Japanese houses usually are not isolated and heated. 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