I took a 6 hours flight to tokyo narita airport by ANA airlines, followed by a 3 hour transit break then finally a 1 hour domestic flight to osaka. ANA airlines was good, but i still prefer SIA airlines anytime. The food were generous in portions but i felt that the entertainment choices (the tv i mean) was very limited so i didn't even watch/do anything with it in my entire flight.

probably the prettiest airplane food i've ever taken HAHA

I finally reached tokyo airport and then waited for my next flight to osaka, and in the meantime i did some shopping around the airport and bought lots of tokyo banana. For those who haven't tried it, please do! But it's a lil pricey though, about 4 pieces for $10.


 We reached the hotel at 5-7pm because we got lost at the subway station. They had lots of exit, from 1-25 so we had a hard time finding one while dragging our luggages around. Anyway, we stayed in Cross hotel (namba area) and it was really convenient because it's located super near the most popular shopping area in osaka, which is the dotonbori/shinsaibashisuji area. I'd totally recommend Cross hotel if you're looking for a more affordable stay over at the Namba area & if your purpose of going Osaka is to shop and eat. Swissotel at Namba is also a great choice as well but of course it would cost more.
Dotonbori is an endless street filled with restaurants and cafes while Shinsaibashisuji is filled with fashion shopping and also souvenirs and convenience stores. We left our luggages in the hotel and hurried off to dotonbori for dinner because we didn't want to waste anymore time!

Our first meal there was dinner at a sushi restaurant called Daikisuisan. Didn't take many photos because the lighting wasn't that good and we had to choose our sushis from the sushi conveyor.

 Anyway, this huge slice of unagi was only $3+! Way cheaper than sg's ones for sure. Overall, i feel that this restaurant's worth a try if you're a fan of raw sushis especially, since there were even raw tuna and fatty salmon. The best sushi i've tried so far in Japan was at a particular restaurant my tour guide brought us to last year at Tokyo airport, but any sushi restaurant in Japan should would be better than Singapore's one anytime.

After dinner, we bought the famous takoyaki from one of the popular takoyaki stalls in dotonbori after seeing so many reviews of it online. I was never a fan of takoyakis and have always found it weird-tasting, but i decided to give it a try since...why not. Wanted to get only 2 but they said minimally it had to be 8, so alright then. Not a good shot of the takoyaki but still...i think it was definitely better than sg's. Mum agreed.

Also visited forever 21 at dotonbori but didn't get anything on the first day but eventually got something the next day when i returned. Bought a pair of denim jeans and denim skirt!

Bought a lot of things from the convenience stores and pharmacies over there and also got a pack of mini kitkats to eat on the way back to the hotel because i was craving for chocolates. Don't know why but i kept craving for chocolates in japan, probably because they look too good.

On the second day, we visited American street (also known as Amerika mura) and Orange street. American street was just few streets away from our hotel so we reached quite early. Most of the shops were still closed in the morning so we roamed around and had breakfast at this beautiful cafe which caught my eye while i was walking past it. Eggs & Things is probably my best/fav restaurant in the entire journey so far, because i prefer western food anytime! I love asian food too but nah, western first because they always have healthier choices. 

We were greeted with loud and welcoming voices from ALL of the staffs who bowed and smiled to us when we entered, and they do that for all of the customers. One thing i really like about going to Japan is because of their service and attitude; i really take my hats off to them for being so polite and friendly.

This was probably the most beautiful food photo i've from Japan hahaha because of it's colours and the arrangement of the fruits. Anyway, this bowl was full of banana coins, blueberries, cereal and acai ice cream. I thought there were only fruits and cereal since i asked the staff and they didn't tell me there was anything below the fruits (i was showing her the picture...) But the acai ice cream was pretty good, just that the taste was quite...i don't know, there's this taste to it. Nevermind, this was a healthy breakfast and definitely made my day!

Mum ordered a pistachio waffle sprinkled with icing sugar and it was pretty good too since it was crispy and not sweet at all & yet tasty. She couldn't manage to finish it so i helped her with the leftovers (happens everytime........)





After leaving the cafe, i searched for the cafe on instagram and realised it was a pretty famous cafe since they have other franchises in western countries. This is a hawaiian cafe and i definitely would recommend it if you were to visit american street! 

The shops were still not open yet even after walking around for another 30 minutes so we decided to just stay in starbucks and use their wifi. Left the place after an hour and the shops decide to finally open at 1030-11am.

There was nothing much over there though. Only managed to get some home decorations for our new house from a store, so we walked around and to our surprise, we reached orange street as well! I knew orange street was located in/near American street but i never thought i would be able to reach there without using the map since their streets are all divided into many small streets. Anyway, orange street was a total disappointment because i thought it was gonna be a street full of shopping (for teenagers) like what they said online. To my dismay, it was more like a street filled with stores selling home furnitures! 

Finally decided to walk back and walked past our hotel and all the way to Takashimaya.






Finished a packet of japanese nuts myself back at the hotel which i got from daiso because i love japanese nuts so much. It was pretty good so i bought another two on my second last day here!

Bought a sesame ball for ¥150 each at a shop called 551 which is popular for their steamed buns and dim sum! This was good, so it was worth trying. Especially for a black sesame lover like me! They even gave each customer a packet of wet tissue so that you can clean your hands after eating it. This was the sweet potato fries which was selling almost everywhere in osaka! Never tried because it looked so oily. But 551 is worth trying as well.

Got a green juice at takashimaya and it was pretty good despite it being a lil pricey. Also bought a pumpkin bun and a UFO (basically a plain bun with crispy sides) from a bakery because i wanted to try japanese breads ever since i've tried the ones at Tokyo Disneyland and they were impressive. To my disappointment, they didn't taste anything special ): The only thing i liked was the crispy sides of the UFO and the generous fillings of the pumpkin bun! Other than that, i don't think there's anything more special. Ate them around 10/11pm for supper despite feeling full because i didn't want them to spoil. 

Look at how fresh their fruits are! Literally felt like bringing home the entire supermarket when i saw the fresh vegetables and fruits over there :( Wished they had something like that in singapore though.....

Mum went to Agnes b to shop and their clothes were cheaper than sg's, and i saw this ribbon ring which was so cute and i like it hehehe. it was only $40-$50 and i was contemplating to get it but in the end i didn't because i realised that i could only wear it to a party or during occasions :(

Before returning to the hotel for good, we also went to Baskin Robbins for ice cream. I was completely drained out from walking the entire day and mum settled on one ice cream cone and i ordered a 3-scoops-ice cream and i was demanding for 5 scoops but they didn't have any :( so mum gave me half of her cone so in the end i had lots of ice cream.



{Gonna speed up a little because if i continue to be as naggy as I'm now, i'd probably not reach the end of the post even by the end of this week.}


 rise and shine! also forgot to mention that i managed to buy quite a few lipsticks in Japan, and lipsticks are literally my life savers because i think i look super pale without them after being so used to seeing some colour on my face. I would post my personal hauls i've gotten from Japan in my next few posts, i hope!