Shinsekai OSAKA

Spot the tallest building in Japan (Abeno Harukas)


Way to Shinsekai from Doubutsu Koen Mae Station.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4012.html


The entire area is squashed with small, cheap eating houses.


And you can see this Biliken statue everywhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiken


And many old men spotted here. Hehe.


Love locks anyone?


You can discover other side of Japan when you come here.
Shinsekai and its surroundings now have a reputation for being one of the most poverty-stricken and dangerous areas in Osaka.

I felt abit unsecure before I came to here, but when I came here and experience it by myself, I found that this place is not as dangerous as written in the internet.
But most important, take care of yourself wherever you go.
Don't walk alone in dark and you will be alright.


You can see a lot of Kishi katsu (deep fried skewer) restaurant over here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushiage
Only around 100yen per stick but I didn't try any coz I was full.




Nowadays, it has become a famous tourist spot in Osaka.


Again, BILIKEN spotted.


130 m-tall Tsutenkaku Tower, a symbol of Osaka built to resemble the Eiffel Tower in Paris.


This place is so colorful!




You have to visit Shinsekai at least once when you come to Osaka.
You may discover another side of Japan here.
I spotted some homeless people sleeping at the roadside by only covering themselves with cardboard boxes.
Feel so pity to them.
But i think they are not harmful.
But anyway, just be careful if you are visiting such place alone especially if you are a girl.