well, woman normally scared of cold..haha

haha you are right.. she too precious to be hurt by weather, will worry for her..

correct me if im wrong, you're referring to the Black Market (Kuromon Market) right? it actual location is near Nipponbashi, where it also a walking distance from namba & dotonbori. You may refer to the link below,
http://www.kuromon.com/
http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Attraction_R...ture_Kinki.html

for shopping, yeah, shinsaibashi, dotonbori & namba have a lot to shop, to eat & to see.

for me, i'll skip it. You will have a chance to go up to roppongi skydesk in tokyo, that is the best observation desk (for city view), further more, tokyo metropolitan gov building ann tokyo skytree, another best view desk could satisfy you i guess. For skytree, you can actually get the advance tix to avoid the long q.

thanks for the info

i shall skip umeda sky building then

yeah its the same black market, thanks for the link n info

how to get the advance skytree tix? i only found the reservation method b4 july at their web

meanwhile i would like to ask, is it a good time to visit kuromon market and nishiki market (kyoto) at 5-7pm?
most of the shop will be closed am i right

for dotonburi area, what is the time do the shop close? 9pm?

for nishiki market, best timing is 9am-5pm.
no worries for dotonbori, some shops open 24 hrs. A place where it's best seen at night. they called it "never truly closes".

Most of the shops are close if you go to kuromon market around 5-7pm. As you already know, it is a Market, so it is best if you go there in the morning.

I got lost in kuromon market while searching for dotombori around 5pm, most of the shops closes there but there will be some shops open but a lot of them are in the midst of closing already.

The time closing for shops in dotombori varies. You still can see shops open around 9pm, but i advice to go there around 7-8pm.

Lots of restaurant there for you to pick for dinner. I tried eating ramen there at a store which has a giant dragon head (There's 2 ramen store which got giant dragon head, which is a totally different store btw.) and the ramen was quite nice.

I tell you, if you want to walk from kuromon -> dotombori -> shinsaibaishi -> namba, 1 night is not enough. Namba itself is big, And near kuromon market if i'm not wrong, there's a street called american street which I wanted to go to but don't have time.

I believe u means Kinryu Ramen. I actually dont get all the hype of it coz for me its easily the worst ramen i ever had in Japan.

Ichiran which is not far away is much much more better.

Yeah, 1 night cannot visit all of that la. mayb u can try by RUN.
haha, it called Kinryu Ramen.
Do u mean Amerikamura, so called Ame-mura? Thats in Shinsaibashi.
Recommend route for you since u stay at shinsaibashi (if u want to walk), shinsaibaishi > dotombori -> kuromon > Namba, then u can take Subway Midosuji back to Shinsaibashi, or otherwise.

thanks for all the info

actually i has limited time for osaka
once i reach osaka from tokyo and check in hotel, it's already noon
after that i plan to go osaka castle, estimate 2 hours there
after visit osaka should be 4pm like tat dy

so from 4pm-7pm got time slot, tot of visit shinsekai/kuromon but macam too late right to visit kuromon dy since shops oso closing down

for night is dotonburi shinsaibashi n back hotel sleep

oh wat to see/eat/shop at namba?

This post has been edited by Ah WanG: Oct 15 2012, 04:07 PM

some shopping centres. since you have limited time, u may skip it and focus on dotonbori & shinsaibashi.

Which hotel in Osaka are you staying?
I thought the common check-in time is around 3pm?
By the time you settle-in, rest and transport, you would reach
Osaka-Castle around 4pm.
By 6pm, its already quite dark (like Malaysia 7.30pm)
due to the autumn season and nothing much else to see at Osaka Castle at 6pm in the dark.
Osaka Castle Musuem entrance closes at 5.30pm by the way, see if you can rush there in time.
It is a long walk from the station to the Castle, ~ 1 hours?
So, by 6.30pm, Shinsaibashi will look like a high-class pasar malam.

Just a friendly tip so that you won't make the same mistake I did.

Take the train to Temmabashi to reach Osaka Castle, don't look at the maps provided and think
the nearest trains stations are what you thought they are.
Nearly lost when going there, stopped at Umeda as it looks and near,
and due to the locals or me not understanding each other's language
even with a map as the map is in English.

This post has been edited by Ultimaweapon: Oct 15 2012, 04:17 PM

oh i will be staying at Hotel Villa Fontaine Shinsaibashi Osaka, near shinsaibashi station
yeah i know check in is 3pm
i will put luggage at counter and ask them to check in at 3pm
so i will try to leave like 130 or 2pm
they allow for that right?

If I remember correctly, yes they do allow for early check-in, but cant confirm.
If not, since you're staying near Shinsaibashi station, suggest that you leave
your bags at the hotel to decrease burden and walk around before the check-in time.

Leaving at 2pm from the hotel should be no problem.
You'll arrive at the Osaka Castle Museum with plenty of time to spare.

early/late check in, just let your hotel know via email so that they will know what to expect.

I emailed my hostel once about early check in and they said no problem and if there's room available and will immediately take me to my room when i arrive early.

ya tat is wat i plan to do to leave the luggage at hotel then go osaka castle

judging the time i left, i guess i have to skip kuromon market dy cos after leaving osaka castle i plan to go shinsekai see see then go shinsaibashi n dotonbori
thanks for the good tips, will go email the hotels on my arrival time then

hi sifus, what are the night activities we can do at Osaka apart from normal makan, shopping, etc??

SpaWorld or Osaka Bay Area.

i mean with girl partner.. =.=

want to have a romantic time with your partner?

I don't know if my suggestion can help you much but....

There's a ferris wheel at a shopping mall called Hep-Five near Osaka Station. The ferris wheel is quite high. After shopping or dinner or whatever, you can just take her there i guess?

And also, there's a SEGA arcade in the Hep-Five shopping mall where you can ride all those 3D/4D rides or just take her to a Haunted Doll House to scare her a bit lol!

operation hour?