✈️3 months in Japan: Exploring

Hi guys! In this vlog I traveled from Kyoto to Osaka Umeda in Japan during the holidays (2022) and spent about two weeks there before moving onto Kitakyushu and Fukuoka. Although it was a bit crowded for my liking (due to the holidays) I really enjoyed staying there. It was even more memorable because of the holidays and all the beautiful decorations and lights everywhere. I definitely recommend to spend at least 3-4 days in Umeda, there is a lot to see and do aside from what I featured in this particular video. Another plus to Umeda is that it’s a major transportation hub for Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe in the Kansai region. You can easily travel to places like Universal Studios Japan by train, bus or car within a short period of time. I took the train to Osaka from Kyoto and it was perfect. If you want to visit some or all of the places in this video the info is down below.
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Places in this video:
🚆Osaka-Umeda Station & Umeda Station
www.hankyu.co.jp
Shibata
Kita, Osaka
Osaka, Japan
🛍️ Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station (huge shopping center within the train station has everything including a movie theater)
hankyu.co.jp
1-2 Shibata, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0012, Japan
☕️ Alice in Fantasyland Restaurant🍴
Located inside D.D. House (by the street front entrance)
Japan, 〒530-0012 Osaka, Kita Ward
Shibata, 1 Chome−8−1 D.D.HOUSE1F
🥮Utsubo Bakery Panena and Utsubo Park
panena.jp
Japan, 〒550-0004 Osaka, Nishi Ward, Utsubohonmachi, 1 Chome−9−18 布亀ビル 1階
📍Dotonbori Glico Sign
glico.com
1 Chome-10-3 Dotonbori, Chuo Ward
Osaka, 542-0071, Japan
🛏️ Where to Stay
You may have heard Japan has excellent hostels. I stayed in a mix of hotels, airbnb and hostels and in the end I preferred the hostels! Not only is it a great way to meet and mingle with people (especially other travelers) in Japan it was many times superior to many mid-range hotels and Airbnbs (BY ALOT) in terms of cleanliness and service. I would definitely give it a try if you haven’t yet!
I stayed at:
Hostel OGK (superb location under 10 minute walk to Osaka Umeda stations and the Umeda Sky Building)
The staff are excellent, very friendly and cleanliness overall is very good 👍
www.booking.com
Japan, 〒553-0003 Osaka, Fukushima Ward
Fukushima, 6 Chome−12−13 西梅田ファーストビル
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[@mikemartinez002]

Coool. I want to go!

[@jozzieabroad]

Yesss must! Definitely a good family trip 🫶