tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post8618675002776929763..comments2024-03-14T20:55:21.709+09:00Comments on Janne In Osaka: Picture post: OsakaJan Morenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-86023751308754389322009-10-11T13:27:27.885+09:002009-10-11T13:27:27.885+09:00Hi,
There's bits and pieces of old Osaka in ...Hi, <br /><br />There's bits and pieces of old Osaka in various places. A lot was razed during the war, and still more during the economic boom afterwards. But it's not all gone. There's still a few old-style row houses in south Osaka for instance, and plenty of old neighbourhoods where buildings are still pre-war. There's a block in Shinsaibashi around Hozenji temple, and there's plenty of old neighbourhoods from Karahori going eastwards.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-82880641090032028992009-10-11T08:29:51.645+09:002009-10-11T08:29:51.645+09:00Hiya. Nice pictures. I'm very curious about Os...Hiya. Nice pictures. I'm very curious about Osaka. Unfortunately we were only able to spend a day there. The main focus our our trip was Kyoto, Tokyo, Gunma and the Noto Honto, but I read an article in the NYTimes about Shinseki and needed to see it. I loved waiting in line with the Osaka-jin for tako yaki in Doutonburi. I'm presently reading The Makioka sisters (Sasameyuki) by Tanizaki, which has me wondering, Is there anything left of "old" Osaka? Anything akin to Yanaka in Tokyo? Anyway, thanks for posting the pictures. I look forward to coming back to Osaka some day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-6222667032052992582009-09-24T06:31:29.143+09:002009-09-24T06:31:29.143+09:00Thanks for the photos. Very nostalgic. There's...Thanks for the photos. Very nostalgic. There's a certain grimy feel to Osaka that makes it so charming. I lived in south Osaka for a few years - in Abeno ku but virtually in Nishinari ku. I miss all those little Mama-san snacks, sentos, tiny streets, crowds of people, the occasional temple around a hidden corner. If you ever get to the Honeysuckle pub opposite the Shotenzaka tram stop tell the master Jason says hi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com