Osaka: is Umeda more than a transport hub?

★ I am exploring Umeda and Sonezaki in Osaka today! It's an area I've transited through this area countless times, but today we are going to actually get to know this area in more detail! ★

This is Travel like a Local: my travel series based on followed the recommendations and itineraries written in Japanese guide books and magazines.

I want to answer questions such as:
What were the best parts of this route?
What would I change to make this route better for a foreign tourist?
Are the recommendations for domestic tourists really different than the recommendations found in English online?

In this video, I go to Osaka and follow a Japanese itinerary that encompasses: Osaka Ekimae Buildings, Kitashinchi, Tsuyuno Ten Jinja (Ohatsu Tenjin), Tairyuji and Hankyu Higashi Doori Shoutengai.

My maps link for this route: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edi...

1. Osaka Ekimae Buildings / 大阪駅前ビル
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EymcR1ViVwUHF...

2. Dojima Yakushido / 堂島薬師堂
https://maps.app.goo.gl/X8avKyTHaGGQc...
(Here's a link to the info I found about their setsubun event: https://kita-shinchi.org/omizukumi.html)

3. Kitashinchi / 北新地
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qk3yKQnd1715G...

4. Tsuyuno Ten Jinja / 露天神社
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PW9FHKYCxyPmd...

5. Taiyuji / 太融寺
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NngTB6QVDiAxs...

6. Hankyu Higashi Doori Shoutengai / 阪急東通商店街
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2Pj9c6FwCYiXV...

Chapters:
00:00 - Preview
00:30 - Introduction
02:07 - Underground walkways
05:13 - Osaka Ekimae Buildings
07:10 - Dojima Yakushido
07:53 - Kitashinchi
10:13 - Tsuyuno Ten Jinja
15:30 - Taiyuji
18:00 - Hankyu Higashi Doori Shoutengai
18:31 - Reviewing the route
19:39 - What changes I recommend
20:28 - Japanese guides vs English language guides

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