Thank you for the video, Rion. My family and I were traveling in Osaka in December, walked the same route as in the video. Certainly brought back lots of nice memories. Looking forward to your videos in Kyoto and Nara 👍
☝️👑 Always a 'sweet-a' walk with you Rion ... Gaooooo 👋 I'll be staying in Osaka for 3 days next month so perfect timing for the walk 👌 I'm planning to finally buy a Japanese BBQ fish griller this trip, I spotted some in Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street during your walk 🐟👍 Will be my 10th trip to Japan 😊
Wow, Osaka is really getting crowded. 😮 However, the vibes are more chill compared to Tokyo. Hope to visit Osaka one day. The bento looked yummy. I enjoyed the walk and the tour through the aracades and Denden Town. You look so happy being back in your hometown and meeting viewers as you film 😊 Your haircut looks great and your pops did an awesome job👍🏽 I know it is tedious to care for, but I like your parted longer hairstyles because it looks effortlessly cool😆
It's nice to be on another walk with you through Osaka, Rion. Glad to see that you've been meeting your Gaomunity along the way. I like your haircut and perm, and I think your hair looks good both long and short. Let's keep walking! 👍
Wow, always picturesque Osaka, still crowded (so many viewers already there), but not overcrowded yet, with its vivid armosphere plus Rion with his new lovely cut and permed hairstyle, what a fun to watch. The only sad thing, the Sakura in it's ful bloom is still keeping us waiting although the day seems to be pretty warm and sunny Anyhow, let be patient and the day or the week of a ful bloom will come for sure. Till then mata ne and GAOO.....
So having watched you video I have one question,what are the mario carts that I've seen in a few of your journeys now ? Looking forward to your future videos.
What a steal! That bento looks tastier & healthier than the peanut butter & jelly sandwich I ate on the daily during my training days. 😋 Hehe, even the shape of those onigiri have an Osakan vibe compared to the ones at Tokyo Station. 😎 Your dad did great again. ✨ Wondering if your parents or relatives were at the 1970 Expo in Osaka. My parents were at the 2010 one in Shanghai. So excited for 2025! 👊
7:03 If you come here and play, you will lose track of time♪😄, 7:39 There are so many set meals to choose from, so we don’t have to worry about what to eat, it’s a good time for family and friends to have dinner together😋! 11:27 Fresh and wide selection of fried skewers, so good👍😋! 12:39 This is the gashapon area that tourists like 😁! 16:38 The chikuwa and white fish are very meccha Oishiii , and the seaweed is great with rice😋! 23:11 The sakura season is about to begin🌸😍! 31:34 The shrine Hozenji Temple has fascinating history and distinctive characteristics😌🙏. 38:00 It is true that many delicacies in Kuromon Market are cooked with unique condiments, which are difficult to buy anywhere else in the world. Oden is a must-eat civilian delicacy in winter🍢😋👍! 39:18 aiya! fortunately, Rion still remembered to eat onigiri ramen egg with chashu, meccha Oishiii 😯😋👍! 41:44 Rion with short hair is cuter, while Rion with long hair is more mature😁! Thank you so much Rion let’s keep walking at Namba Dotonbori, the latest situation shows that the crowd is starting to get crowded😮💨😅🤝!
So nice walking tour on a beautiful day around Osaka. Do tourists flocked more in these places in spring or autumn? Hope I can fly there during sakura season!😊 Your new permed hair suits you. Excitedly waiting for your Kyoto and Nara visit. Gaoo🦁
I've been fascinated of Japan ever since I was a kid and I was wonder if you know the contact of any vending machine companies especially those that sell wagashi as well as canned noodles and soup.
Rion did you ever give away that Tokyo towers hello kitty coin? You have shown quite a few fans saying hello in videos since you made the coin. I just wonder if anyone has ever said the “code word” to claim the prize?
Hi Rion, what does make southern part of shin-imamiya station a little bit unsafe for family traveler? Is it because a red-light district nearby? 😂 We plan to stay around that area next week, hopefully everything goes smoothly. Thank you for your good content!!
4:00 I miss this place! I was in Osaka last October and stayed in this area (Namba Ebisu Hotel). I did not feel unsafe at all. And that Donki store is so huge it took us over 3 hours to get out hehe
Agree to this. Also, videos are too long and gets a little boring as it goes. I appreciate Rion giving us updates, but I hope to see more of Japan other than Tokyo and Osaka.
After many years of watching your videos we are finally here! Today we visited Dotonbori but thought it was not too bad. Monday we will visit Kyoto, we expect much crowd. Thank you for guiding and preparing us the past few years❤
I was in Osaka last year but walked to Kuroman market first before heading to Dotonbori. Because it was so crowded, I did not explore much in Dotonbori. Let's keep walking to Kyoto and Nara. Have a good weekend.
Such a nice and humble guy. And always with that upbeat spirit. Love your videos Rion. We will be travelling to Japan last week of June until mid July, and hope to stumble upon and "gaooo" you in the streets =))
お疲れ様～ Thanks for showing us around Shinimamiya now. I stayed there when I was a broke exchange student in Hokkaido and visiting my girlfriend in Osaka. It used to be so sketchy. Because it was my first time in Osaka, I explored the area on my own and wandered in old abandoned 商店街. It was so scary. Going to be staying there again in a few weeks after my friends told me it's no longer sketchy as before. Hopefully I don't regret it 😂.
Rion, glad to see your back home in Osaka!! There is a Japanese youtuber named Ghib that visited that "bad" area of Osaka. The people there seemed very friendly. Also he found a hotel room for around ¥1,500, very good price!
It's so interesting to see how busy it gets! I remember when you were walking around here during the pandemic and how quiet it was. Very neat though and hope to visit in the near future!!
Hi Rion!!! Ok so I'm definitely going to try and go to Osaka in 2025!!! I saw Avantgardey ad for Osaka Kitena and I just love that girl group and also since it's your hometown and I've never been, I'd love to go! I just can't this year when I visit in November so hopefully I'll run into you in Tokyo! Thanks for the fun video! Osaka looks so vibrant and exciting ❤😊🎉
Thank you for the tour! So helpful as we plan our trip for the fall. Looking forward to your videos of Kyoto and Nara 👍🏻. I vote for the short hair. Looks good.
i stayed there last january, it was so convenient especially when going to and from the airport. no more subway transfer to my hotel and it was way more cheaper than staying dotonbori
I might coincidentally see you when you're doing a video because I have to plan a trip to Osaka/Japan to not keep coming into Thailand. If only Japan fixes the PFAS water contamination issue...I'm afraid to drink the tap water & bottled water (worldwide micro-plastic particles water bottles problem).
9 a.m. on April 1, 2024 I left the hotel in the Shin-Imamiya area. It was a very nice day, no rain, beautiful sky. I went to Wakayama and enjoyed nature and cherry blossoms at the castle. I was so right about going out that day. Originally, I had planned to rest in a hotel because the day before, I had traveled to Amanohashidate and Ine until my legs ached. And of course, am one man eats dinner from Origin shop and beer from Tamade Supermarket.
Hi, Rion-san. Will be visiting the Kansai region (Osaka, Nara, Kobe, Kyoto) last week of April. I know, Golden Week, probably the worst time to go to Japan. Unfortunately we couldn't rebook our flights anymore. Anyway, just wanted to ask -- by the time we get there, will there be still cherry blossoms in the Kansai region? Or, perhaps, any suggestion on places to go in Osaka with nice view but fewer people, especially in light of the Golden Week celebration in Japan? Thank you very much and keep up the good work.
Always enjoy watch your videos like almost i feel back in kapan again 😊😊 ... I have one ideas that when you meet the viewers if you can tell us where are they come from so you will know as well how many country that is yours viewers at... I think it will be more enjoy able and fun... Keep fighting rion... GAOOOO....
Watching some of Rion's older videos and just had to comment on the idea of an "unsafe area" in Japan versus...not Japan. Having a drunk guy yell at you is the best you could hope for in some areas. The skid row located a couple cities over from mine, I wouldn't walk down if the sun wasn't up, and even if the sun was up, I wouldn't go down the alleyways.
Hi Rion, Thanks for the detailed introduction to Osaka. I am planning to come next March, or probably during the Osaka Expo 2025 period. I am wondering why you like to go to that hidden shrine, is it because you like the quiet there? I will try this "treasure hunt" when I come to Osaka to find out. 😄 Marked the Sushizanmai store which I have visited when I was in Ueno. It must be somewhere near to it, based on your video. I like your hair, but wow, cut by your father? I know your brother also do haircut.
Hi Rion Ishida! I have an Osaka question for you. My husband and I are retirement age. We are going to get a 1 year VISA to Japan. We are considering renting in Juso, Osaka. Is it a safe neighborhood for foreigners? Can you give us any information about the area? Thank you. We really enjoy your informative videos.❤
rion-san, thanks for always making awesome videos, would you do a video comparing the 3 conbini coffee, ikura onigiri, tuna mayo onigiri, and egg sando, and fried chicken? maybe 1 video for each food item?
Thanks Rion for the videos!!! Really missing Osaka. Such a beautiful city! Can't wait to visit Japan next year! 🇯🇵 Love from Cyprus 🇨🇾, a small eastern meditterranean island!
Hi! Wondering if you’ll be able to show Yodobayashi area. We are booked at the Onyado Nono Yodobayashi but not much videos. How accessible is it to tourist attractions areas and easiest way from the KIX airport. Thank you!
In this video. I walked around in Yodoyabashi area too😊 End of Year Osaka Walk from Namba Dotonbori to Osaka Umeda though Local Town, New Year Daiso Ep.452 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sKK3NeW8YaU.html
I watched the whole video. Thank you Rion for showing all these streets in Osaka especially Shinsekai, Shin-imamiya and Dotonbori Streets. It was nice relieving all my walks in there back in 2018. It was a delight to see them again now and they didn't change much. I will also remember that Hozenji (?) Yokocho street when I go back. It's giving mini Omoide Yokocho. I miss those areas! ❤
Hi Rion-san. I am so glad that you made this video. I am planning to come to Osaka and sightseeing the Kansai region in Late May to Early June. I am thinking to book hotels closed to Namba station, and Shin Osaka station during my visit. If I see you on the street in Osaka, I will say HI. Please do more videos about the Kansai area. Hope I will see you in Osaka or Kyoto. :)
Osaka is such a great city! 🏙️ Dotonbori was one of my favourite places to visit. You seem really happy to be back in Osaka, Rion, it’s nice to see. 😊 I hope the Sakura is blooming when you visit Kyoto. 🌸 I like your hair both ways, maybe you can keep it short in the hot summer and the parted hairstyle whenever it gets long? It’s up to you, though! Anyway, thank you for the new video! Gaooooo! 🦁
Thank u for ur video,Rion. Can’t wait to visit Osaka again & Kansai area this November. All food in Japan are always interesting,like bento & onigiri. Love it so much ❤. Hope u can also make a video in Kyoto,Hiroshima & Hakata again too 😍.
I appreciate the fact that you try 'cheaper and not so touristy local fast food" for non Japanese so we can have an option too. Definitely very affordable!
rion when do you think full sakura bloom will happen i am traveling to Osaka on April 15th and i thought we might miss it because we could not travel earlier
Can you keep pointing out Hotels right next to or in stations. I am too old to lug suitcase on the street and want to find convenient hotels next to, very near or in the stations at a good price. Next year plan to come in from Osaka Airport, stay in Osaka, then to Kyoto, then Tokyo and last Disney. Thank you
