Mail Your Postcard at Osaka Post Office
by freddie18
Yes, if you are mailing a postcard or any mail from Osaka, it is very convenient that you post it at Osaka Post Office. It is very easy to find being located near the Osaka City Centre. It is open from 9:00AM to 5:00PM and closed on weekends and holidays.
If you do not have Japanese yen in your pocket, then you can also change your dollars to local currency. Find the counter windows on the left hand corner of the building.
The Post Office is situated across from the westside of JR Osaka Station within easy walking distance from the Sakurabashi exit. The address is:
3-2-4 Umeda, Kita-ku Osaka City 530-8799
For a detailed information, please check the following link:
http://www.ofix.or.jp/travel/tips/Mail.html Local people impressed me. Take for example the postal employees and subway staff. They are courteous and really have good manners. Very helpful.
Explore the Kuromon Market.
by worldkiwi
We stumbled into the Kuromon market by accident and were thoroughly absorbed by it. The market is interesting for the fact that once you get pass the section of clothes shops, you are in a food market area where the locals shop. There are fruit and vege shops, fish shops, and butchers.
The Kuromonichiba area is east of namba station.
Osaka Orientation
by kevarms
Osaka is a huge city with no real centre. Like Tokyo, the sites of interest are widely scattered and it can take a visitor a while to get their bearings. I know it did me. In fact, I'm still not 100% on the layout of Osaka but I hope I can help with an overview of where you will find the interesting stuff.
Osaka can be roughly divided into Kita (north) and Minami (south)
KITA: Umeda is a major interchange for various train companies and subway lines. You will likely pass through here at some stage of your visit. It is also a big business and shopping area; Shin Osaka station - a few minutes north of Umeda by train/subway is for travel by shinkansen; Osaka Castle
MINAMI: Namba (the 'other' centre'), like Umeda, is a major interchange. Also here are Dotombori and Shinsaibashi. This is the main area for shopping and nightlife
Also of interest may be
TENNOJI: a bit further south has some temples and Osaka's biggest park
WEST OSAKA: docks/industrial area but also has Liberty Osaka, Osaka Aquarium and Universal Studios
Modern Transportation Museum
by stellatos
The museum provides an overview into many kinds of transportation from historical, cultural, scientific and technological perspectives. It could be said that the main focus is on railway but it still offers an insight to other forms of transport from moped to supersonic. It also features some interactive displays although I have to admit I wasnt too impressed with them.
Osaka Aquarium
by Sophiason
I saw the amazing long glass tunnel under the water in this aquarium. The aquarium was very large. There were also many fishes and other ocean creatures there. I liked to visit this aquarium very much.
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Yum! tuna
JR Station Platform
THE FOOD
The tower at the centre of the Castle grounds
