Japan Part 3: Exploring Osaka & the Surrounding Area

This week on the podcast we're talking about Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and Nara. We based ourselves in Osaka for nearly 2 weeks and took that opportunity to explore the city of Osaka, including the Osaka Castle, Dotonburi, Universal Studios Japan, as well as some of the amazing restaurants and arcades that Osaka has to offer. We also took a number of day trips from Osaka and explored Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara. In this episode, we share why we chose Osaka, what the city is like, as well as what we did on each of our day trips, and much more. Enjoy! In this episode:

• An overhead view of how we planned out this part of our Japan trip
• Why we chose Osaka in particular
• How we split up our days working while traveling around Osaka
• Our day trips to Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara
• Travelling by train in Japan and planning out your routes in advance
• Spending 5 days in central Osaka, and our highlights from visiting restaurants and arcades in the city
• Visiting Universal Studios Japan, the Osaka Castle, Dotonburi, and more