Universal City at Night

Posted on April 20, 2024July 26, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged City, IRL, Japan, Night, Nightlife, Osaka, Universal

The establishments on the strip leading out of USJ’s main entrance were lit-up to greet those heading out right as the park closes.

Universal Studios Japan

Posted on April 19, 2024July 26, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Anime, Drink, Family, Food, IRL, Japan, Osaka, Park, Peanuts, Spy, Universal1 Comment

I don’t normally care for big theme parks like Disneyland or Universal Studios. When anime is involved, however…

Also: yes, I did spend time at Super Nintendo World. Photos coming soon!

Coffee Milk After Bathing

Posted on April 18, 2024July 26, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Bathing, Coffee, Drink, IRL, Japan, Locker, Milk, Osaka, Relax

Had the pleasure of bathing in a Japanese public bathhouse, and in classic tradition, one should down a bottle of coffee-flavoured milk after a nice soak.

The Strange Cosmic Horror of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki

Posted on April 17, 2024July 26, 2024 Posted in Video, WebTagged Horror, Manga, Scary, Spiral, Uzumaki, YouTube

For the past 3 years, I’ve started to warm up on horror, particularly J-Horror. Since watching Junji Ito’s Maniac anime adaptation on Netflix, I’ve been reading his original manga works too, and I found Wendigoon’s explainer of arguably his most popular saga, “Uzumaki”, to be a great listen. Warning: Heavy Spoilers.

“Waffle Party” Breakfast

Posted on April 16, 2024April 17, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Breakfast, Coffee, Food, IRL, Japan, Osaka, Toast, Waffle

Watching Severance really made me want waffles.

Watching Severance really made me want waffles.

Godzilla Statue

Posted on April 15, 2024April 10, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Godzilla, IRL, Japan, Monster, Osaka, Statue

At the Godzilla Store, somewhere in Shinsaibashi.

Nostalgic Window Shopping @ Den-Den Town

Posted on April 14, 2024April 10, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged IRL, Japan, Nostalgia, Old, Osaka, Shopping, Toys

Den-Den Town is becoming a tradition for me to visit every time I go to Osaka.

Dinner @ Gyukatsu Motomura

Posted on April 13, 2024April 10, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Beef, Dinner, Food, IRL, Japan, Katsu, Yokohama

I’ve seen this chain at many places throughout Japan. They do delicious beef katsu, very much raw with a sear. There’s a hotplate to grill them to perfection and sauces to dip them in to enjoy with the salads and rice. Easy recommendation from me.

A Bout of Crane Game

Posted on April 12, 2024April 10, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Arcade, Crane, Game, GIGO, IRL, Japan, Osaka

Hung out with Lito at a GiGO and caught this cute and fluffy Pochita… after dumping 4,800 yen.

Last Train for Tonight

Posted on April 11, 2024April 10, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Empty, IRL, Japan, Midnight, Night, Osaka, Station, Train

The last one for this platform at least. Barely made it back to the hotel.