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you're fairly new to my channel you may not know the obsession and love that I have with
this country because outside of where I'm from which is Ukraine and Canada I would say
that Japan is my number one favorite country I started coming here when I was 15 years
old for a modeling contract I came back many other times I lived here for almost a year
but on this trip I will be spending about two and a half months in the country I'm gonna
spend half of that time traveling around the country seeing some new places and then for
the next half I'm going to be in Tokyo visiting friends and also showing you guys my favorite
city but to start things off where we are today is Osaka obviously this is a video about
Osaka but I'm starting the video in my neighborhood the area that I chose to stay in which is
Nishi nari now that probably means nothing to you if you don't know much about Osaka
or Japan but technically speaking this is one of the most dangerous areas in Osaka for
sure but also in the country so I'm going to get into that in my next video I'm going
to do a whole video about this area because it does give you a different kind of perspective
about Japan that we don't really um hear about as much but to start off our day which will
be much more PG which we'll be going to the more popular tourist sites showing you guys
the more you know affluent areas of the city I still wanted to start the day here and I'm
going to take you guys to one of my favorite cafes just want to make a note of the beauty
behind me though these are truly a work of art here in Japan we should have these everywhere
where look at the amazing variety of drinks that you have in this vending machine and
it's great because you can get them cold or hot they're all more or less a dollar 100
yen is actually one Canadian dollar so about 80 cents U.S we really need this in our life
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that has been around for like 70 years here in the area and usually they are known for
their coffee since they have some very unique uh Brewing techniques and their dessert but
since it is the weekend and breakfast uh breakfast time they also have a lovely breakfast set
so that's what I decided to get with some toast pumpkin soup very unique and also a
boiled egg so I'm going to have that to start off my day and would definitely recommend
popping into this place [Music] thank you
[Music] so after a lovely breakfast I want to take you guys to the tallest building in
all of Japan it is called Avenues and it was actually katsu one of my lovely lovely subscribers
who said I should absolutely go up there because while it is an office building then has a
shopping center on the bottom they do have an observation deck at the top and it's supposed
to be amazing now keep in mind this should not be confused as tallest building is taller
than the tallest tower in Japan which is the Sky Tree in Tokyo I went there the last time
I was in Japan only a few years after open and that is a whole other experience but for
today I will take you to the highest building in Japan
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it is a hundred percent worth coming up here guys the view is incredible it is much more
vast than I expected the um regulation of Osaka is almost 3 million people it's the
third largest city in Japan now the other cool thing that I learned that we can do is
go out to a heliport pad that is open air to take pictures on it happens every hour
and you have to get tickets uh on the 60th level here so if you buy your entrance ticket
which is like I think I think 12 US dollars for an extra five you can go up to the heliport
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[Music] the helicopter pad is cool it's obviously really amazing to be up this high in the open
air but but they have a lot of rules that you can't actually go up to the edge and I
mean even if you could there's kind of this barrier of the other floor underneath it so
to be honest you're not really getting a better view of here especially if you wanted to take
pictures it's actually better in the observatory so if you just wanted to be out in the open
air I would say do it but if you want a better view this isn't it back in the day maybe it's
still around but on top of Roppongi Hills in Tokyo you could go out onto their rooftop
helicopter pad and that was a phenomenal view I don't know if it's still around but back
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so an absolute must when you are coming to Osaka you have to see the main landmark which
is Osaka Castle now the original of this Castle was built in the 1500s but because of wars
and natural disasters it has been rebuilt many times and it is actually a very large
area it's Gardens that are also around the castle as well as a moat there is a proper
moat with this Castle oh
I'm so confused right now why does it almost look like there's cherry blossoms here right
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so here we are in shinsaibashi guys this is like the downtown Promenade of the city all
the fancy malls and restaurants and stuff it's all in this area I'd say if you're coming
to Osaka for the first time and you have some extra money this would actually be you know
a great place to stay because you do have a lot of different transport lines here it's
walkable even though I mean everywhere it tacos walkable there's lots of great shops
restaurants Dot and gory which is kind of like the nightlife entertainment District
which we'll be going to later tonight it's you know within walking distance of this area
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all right friends I am in dottenberry which is probably one of the most famous areas of
the city it is like the main restaurant and entertainment area so here in Osaka there
are two foods that they are especially known for which is takoyaki which is like the little
octopus balls and then there is okonomiyaki which is the Cabbage pancakes that usually
have seafood in them but you can get it with other things as well this street is probably
the most famous place to try both of those foods and you will literally see like literally
right in front of me a big octopus which usually means that that's a place to get the takoyaki
balls
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we're starting things off with an Asahi and this place is supposed to be really good for
okonomiyaki so we're gonna get one of those here and then I'll get the takoyaki on the
street all right guys I think I chose a good place for the okonomiyaki this actually looks
really tasty smells nice too I got the more original kind where it's a pork and seafood
together so let's give that a go so it's more or less like a Savory pancake look how it's
steaming right now and I think that's fish skin on top what was like crinkling I think
that's fish skin
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I especially like this dish because it has cabbage I guess that's the Ukrainian meal
where I like a Savory pancake when it has some extra veggies in it it is a nice combination
to have the pork and the seafood together personally I think I would prefer it with
just meat but uh all in all very good everything
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so I'll be honest with you guys I'm not the biggest fan of octopus I have only had it
maybe three or four times in a few different ways one of them being takoyaki and it wasn't
my thing so don't be expecting that I'm gonna like love this uh but I will try it I'll try
it for you guys this will be the second time in my life that I've had them so let's see
if here in Osaka it's better than in Tokyo [Music]
is okay I don't really like the texture of octopus and then the batter is actually quite
like squishy I remember the ones that I had in Tokyo were a bit like firmer it was a bit
of a thicker batter but it's interesting like it's definitely a dish that I can't really
compare to anything else that I've had before so if you come to Osaka like you gotta try
it unless you're vegetarian or vegan or something but you know try it see what you think uh
maybe you'll love it it's just not my favorite
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so that is it my friends I hope you enjoyed this little tour around Osaka I'm so glad
I came here there really is so much to see and do but I hope you're ready for the rest
of the adventures that I have planned here in Japan because there is a lot like I mean
there's gonna be months of content just here in Japan so let me know in the comments let
me know if you have ever been here before what were some of your favorite places in
Osaka and as always I'm sending you so much love I hope you're having a fantastic day
and being your own kind of beautiful bye guys [Music]