Osaka with Kids: A Real 2-Day Itinerary
My brother-in-law lived in Osaka, which is the main reason we ate well there and the main reason I trust what’s in this guide. He chose our first meal, and after that we mostly worked…
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Osaka’s Underground City: The Best Rainy-Day Escape
It rained, and we went underground, and it turned out to be one of the strangest good afternoons of the whole trip. Osaka has an entire second city beneath its streets — not a subway…
Kura Sushi Umeda: How the Queue and Ordering Work
We ended up at Kura Sushi Binario Umeda because it was pouring. We’d come back from a day trip to Nara, got soaked somewhere between the station and dinner, and walked in wet and starving…
Universal Studios Japan with Kids: Tickets & Timing
The thing nobody tells you about Universal Studios Japan is that your park ticket does not get you into Super Nintendo World. That needs a second, separate, timed ticket — and families find this out…