My trip to Osaka! 初めての大阪観光！
Another wonder city in Japan to wander, it's Osaka! Osaka is the third largest city in Japan and about a 2 and a half hour bullet train ride from Tokyo. This is a must seen episode of the Japanagos Channel. The city's bizarre displays, signages, posts, tourist spots, culture make Osaka a unique city and a must visit one. So you'll know what I mean let's go and see Osaka through this video. Thanks Japanagos"***"
Highlights
"Osaka is famous for hade."
"Everything is just so flashy, so crazy, so bright! If you think that Tokyo has a lot of neon lights, wait till you come to Osaka!"
"They've (the people in Osaka) got this merchant spirit so they're very direct but not in a way that makes you feel bad. People in Osaka don't sugarcoat things, they don't beat around the bush."
"Aside from all of the awesome people, another great thing about Osaka is all of the delicious local specialties!"
"Osaka-jyo is one of the three great castles of Japan along with Kumamoto-jyo and Nagoya-jyo. It completed in the late 1590's and was built to be the center of a new unified Japan ruled by Toyotomi Hideyoshi."
"Kind of tacky from a Tokyo perspective I guess but it works here in Osaka. Everyone is so friendly here and I feel so much more comfortable filming in Osaka than I do in Tokyo."
"Even though our country is smaller than the State of California, we've got so many different cultures within our tiny, little country and when you compare Tokyo, and Osaka, it is very, very different. I mean, just coming from Tokyo, it's a kind of culture shock."
- Hade
- means extravagant, but it can also be used to describe things that are too flashy, gaudy or even tacky
- sugarcoat
- Verb. To talk or describe (something) in a way that ,makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is
- beat around the bush
- Verb. To fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse/ To do it repeatedly
- tacky
- adjective. somewhat sticky to the touch
- culture shock
- Noun. A feeling of confusion, doubt or nervousness caused by being in a place that is very different from what you are used to
About the page
We are Chika's Japanagos Channel enthusiasts. Through her wonderful and informative videos we learn English language and the Japanese unique culture. Chika's silent strength and prowess in presenting interesting topics capture us to follow her channel in Youtube. We picked up three significant sentences and five unfamiliar words from the video for you to ponder. So, let's learn English and Japanese culture together!
japanagos, 15-01-25 20:17, 15-01-25 21:36, Marz