Sunday morning we made our way to Osaka Castle after breakfast, that place was insanely busy! We walked through all the floors of exhibits but it was crazy crowded, I would hate to be there trying to see it in high season, yikes. The history was interesting, and the views from the top were really lovely.
We made our way to a shopping center after a bit of down time in the room and got some lunch at this rice bowl place. Really good, as per usual. We did some shopping, went back to the room. At this stage in the vacation we were both feeling like we needed a bit of a lighter day so it was nice to be able to recharge in the room a few times.
In the evening, we went to Dotonbori, which is quite a spectacle. So much going on there! The pictures will tell you how overwhelming that place is, but it was really fun too! We stopped along the river and had a drink and some Wagyu, then walked to a different place and had these octopus ball things that Osaka is known for (technical term is Takoyaki). They were pretty good but we didn't feel the need to have them more than once. We wandered around the streets there for a while longer and went back to the hotel. Really cool place but certainly a lot for the senses to take in! This night the castle was lit up pink which was cool, we were wondering what color it would be the next night but we of course would not find out as it was our last night. Monday we would head back to Tokyo on the Shinkansen. Really happy we made this stop in Osaka, it's a lovely city!
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