Recently we updated the top page slide show. I think I need to explain about them. My colleague visited Osaka and took these photos.
Osaka is the second largest metropolitan of Japan with the population of over eight million. This is the city where you can meet with unique culture - quite different atmospheres from other cities and towns in Japan.
For example, the neon advertisement boards are very bright and colorful. Osaka citizens love bright colors and unique designs. They just don't want to the same as other people. The language spoken in Osaka is called "Osaka-ben" or "Kansai-ben" (literally Osaka dialect) and has unique intonation. Tokyo people and Osaka people are still able to communicate with each other, but the spoken language intonation is quite different.
The following photos were taken at Doton-bori area where you can find many bars and restaurants. Doton-bori is the name of a river and you can find these large neon boards on the both sides of the river. The running man advertisement is the symbol of Glico, a confectionery and food producer in Osaka. They produce chocolates snacks, ice creams, and instant curry.
Along Doton-bori street, you can find many small restaurants and bars.
What Doton-bori makes attractive is many unique advertisements and symbols.
Easily understood, this restaurant serves crab - this shop is called "Kani Doraku" or crab mania!
This is the octopus pan cake called "Tako-yaki". They bake flour with a piece of octopus inside.
Oh, a demon is there!
This is another confectionery ads. This snack is called "Carl" and has been long loved by Japanese people. In TV, this farmer wearing the hat always appears for this snack ads.
This is Biliken, the god of lucky. Biliken was first created by an American artist in 1908 and introduced to Japan.
If you have a chance, please visit these areas and meet with the unique culture and atmospheres.
Thank you!
