After shopping at GU , went to purchase the return tickets to kansai airport .. in advance ..
Then went back to namba area.. had our lunch lunch at the yoshinoya-affiliated restaurant. . Curry rice n beef rice n fried sides
After lunch i proceeded to denden , in particular to the jungle outlet store . Bought some stuff at real low prices . Also returned to one of the card stores n bought 2 packs of gundam cards
After depositing our stuff at hotel, proceeded to shinsaibashi area again .. walked up n down .. shared an ebi burger meal at macdonalds. . Also bought an osaka magnet ..jerine bought more clothing from GU
Jerine wanted to visit the GU boutique again, so made a trip to umeda area
Made a trip to tennoji shopping area today .
Before tat , stopped by the pablo confectionery to grab the cheese cake before the queue got too long
Tennoji was normal , just the typical shopping mall area .. we had our pablo cake while enjoying the latte at starbucks
While visiting the restroom , took the chance to snap a pic of the multifunctional toilet bowl ..haha
Before returning to hotel , shopped at nearby pharmacy shop for snacks
Had dinner at macs .. got a pork burger while jerine got an ebi burger
After lunch , split frm jerine again .. n walked ard den den
Spotted some cheap gundam stuff at this Jungle shop n an adjacent shop .. total price for 3 figures was less than 1000yen
Took some shots of area as well
After meeting up with jerine , went for lunch at ichiran .. had the fantastic ramen again
After dinner .. walked ard the area.. enjoyed the visuals
Made our way to den den town
Took a train to eribuscho (someting like tat) station
Then " deposited" jerine at a burger king , had a quick meal , n made my way ard
First explored game tanteidan .
Lotsa retro stuff but prices very similar to super potato - on the high side
Then went to a-too media .. super power place !
Tonnes of stuff at much lower prices .. eg ngc complete for only 980 yen ! Boxed famicol for only 7800 yen!
I bought a boxed sfc (without power n av) for less than 4000 yen !
Spent quite some time there
Subsequently picked up jerine n we walked to namba area, to have lunch at yoshinoya
2nd night in a row tat we have dinner at this yoshinoya cum another-brand eatery
Total cost was ard 1400 yen
After umeda area, walked to tenjinbashisuji. . Supposedly the longest shopping strip in japan .. at 2.6km long
Before tat, spotted this toy shop called mandrake .. quite cool , had tonnes of toys n figure stuff n even a live performance
Tenjinbashisuji was quite boring place , ie mainly provisions shop n auntie wares .. walked n walked but nothing much interesting
From tenjinbashisuji, started walking back to hotel .. think we took almost an hour to walk along the streets of osaka
Took a train to umeda area today
Big shopping zone , there is a shopping centre with 13 floors ..where can u find tat in sg ?
Went to hep 5 , took the ferris wheel to soak in the sights of osaka .. costs only 500yen per pax
As it was raining , decided not to venture out ..
Just spent rest of day walking ard
Jerine bought a blue label bag , i explored the sega game centre ...
Ended the day with a starbucks coffee
Lotsa toys, figures, anime shop
Also spotted this retro toys shop at namba , took pics of the window showcase
Today split off from jerine .. made a solo trip to den den
First went to a-too .. picked up a famicom n a number of carts .. for ard 5500 yen
Walked ard the area .. chockful of anime, figures n tonnes of card shops .
Bought 2 packs of cards at 360 yen total
Took some shots of the area .. spotted another super potato , which was bigger than the earlier one .
Bought a famicom video cable n power plug for ard 2700 yen
Went to Jungle .. spotted a revoltech rodimus prime for less than 900 yen .. bought tat of course
Jerine recommended this place , n after some waiting , managed to find a seat
Interesting concep .. get an order slip from a machine , solo seats ...
But key was the delicious ramen broth .. very nice !
Visited this 2nd bookoff while walking down the shinsaibashi stretch
Got a famicom loose for only 950yen .. din manage to take pics as was rushing
As per wat they say in internet , its super well stocked with contemporary n retro stuff
Check the pics !
Walked ard these 2 areas ..tonnes of people n sights to see
Of course the famous glico n crab landmark signs ..
Took a train frm kyoto to osaka ... at the start there was some uncertainty on the train route .. but in the end managed to reach osaka station
Started our walk ard ..
Went to book off near the hotel .. great place
.had retro games n consoles !
Spent quite some time selecting .. n spent around 7k on 1x n64 ice blue , few boxed sfc games , couple of famicom games n 1 toybiz figure .. quite a good deal
After that we returned back to hotel to deposit stuff n did our check in
Took a train from osaka station to umeda station ..then tried to walk to hearton.. overshot the distance .. then backtracked n finally found hearton hotel
Along the way bought this lobster bread snack from luke lobster .. supposedly one of the top stuff to eat in osaka
While jerine was sleeping , did some early shopping at bookoff near hearton
Bought a famicom n some carts
Bought doughtnuts from mister doughnut for next day breakfast
Walked to aeon mall near kyoto station .. quite boring, not many interesting shops
Visited this namco video arcade .. quite cheap , played this 3d shooting game for only 100 yen
Had katsu don style dinner at this restaurant above isetan near kyoto station
Nice n not ex ..ard 3800yen only
Went to nishiki market n then subsequently to nijo castle
Between market n castle , walked along teramachi shopping strip. . Jerine bough5 cheese tart again n white bean pastry .. as well as a hat
Market wasnt tat special .. same for castle .. the castle was almost the same room structure n decor but replicated throughout
