Land of the Rising Sun: Osaka (Day 2)

For our second day in Osaka, we visited the Instant Ramen Museum and Minoo Park. Both areas can be reached by Hankyu Line (not part of the Osaka subway) and we purchased the Hankyu Tourist Pass and the Osaka Enjoy! Eco Card to cover the trips for the day.

The main highlight of the museum is that you get to create your own instant ramen! First you purchase a cup, then choose your seasoning followed by the toppings and they will sealed it up for you. You also get to decorate the cups with your own design. The end product is really delicious, especially since the staff there are very generous with the toppings.instant ramen museuminstant ramen museum 2After the ramen museum, we stopped by Ippudo Ramen for a quick lunch before we headed to Minoo Park, famous for the autumn foliage at that time of the year. It was unfortunate that we were there on a holiday because it was jam packed with locals! We didn’t manage to try any of the fried autumn leaves because the queue was way too long.minoo parkThe waterfall is a bit of a walk from the station but you get to enjoy the view as you go. There are small shops along the way if you get hungry.
minoo park 2After Minoo Park we headed back to Dotonburi for dinner at Botejyu, famous for their Okonomiyaki! We strolled around a little more and did some grocery shopping before heading back to the apartment.osaka food

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