Japan: Dotonburi, Osaka.

My favourite holiday destination is Japan but the very expensive Japanese Yen has made me reluctant to visit the country for the time being.

For two years in a row, my family visited Japan and stayed in Osaka, using it as a base, and took the very efficient public transportation (trains) to make day trips to Kyoto, Himeiji and Nara. Osaka is known as Japan's kitchen and has great food. It is also less expensive than Tokyo where we stayed during another vacation in the 90s.

Dotonburi in Osaka.  Lots of restaurants and street stalls here.  Glorious food!

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