Blog - If you don't go to Osaka...
If you don't go to Osaka...
On Saturday we headed to Shibuya for the Osaka Hakurankai, a fair about Osaka and welcoming its god of good luck Billiken!
We first went to the Osaka exhibition at Tōkyū-honten (to which we got in for free with the PDF tickets downloadable at the bottom of this page) where we learnt bits about Osaka's history and culture, and of course rubbed the back of Billiken's feet, thing he can't do by himself because of his short arms and in exchange of which he promises good luck.
Then we went to the 8th floor of Tōkyū Tōyoko-ten (located over Shibuya station) where all sorts of famous food from Osaka was available. The crowds were huge and most popular eatery had a long and slow line. We picked Takobayashi where the line seemed reasonable. However their takoyaki were huge, about 5cm, and took a while to prepare, so we ended up waiting for an hour to get a box of 10. They were good though!
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Last but not least, a Canada Expo '70 poster...
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