Japan | Osaka | The King of Cyberpunk | Shinsekai Motomachi Shopping Street

My favorite commercial street in Osaka, Japan, is not Shinsaibashi or Dotonbori, but the more distinctive Shinsekai Motomachi Shopping Street. This modern Showa-style world mixed with nostalgic neon lights is truly enchanting. ⛰【Travel Guide】 📍Detailed address: This place is also known as Tsutenkaku, the landmark is an observation tower located at 1-18-6 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, standing 103 meters tall, and the shopping street below is the Shinsekai district. 🕙Opening hours: 24 hours 💰Ticket price: Free 🌟Highlights: 👉There are many attractions in the standard Osaka tour itinerary, and Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori are usually must-visit places, mainly for shopping and dining. If you want to buy high-end luxury goods, you should go to Minami or near Osaka Station. Few people have heard of Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku for shopping. In fact, this place is a very suitable spot for internet celebrities to take photos, especially at night. The exaggerated neon lights, combined with the unique tower in the background, are classic scenes that appear in many manga, and have a very Showa-era historical background. In fact, Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku do have a century of history of rise and fall. 👉This area was once one of the earliest in Japan to learn from the West, modeled after famous districts in Paris and New York, and also became a model district in Japan before World War II. After the war, the economy was depressed, a fire occurred, and the first generation Tsutenkaku was burned down. This area also became a slum and the place with the worst public order. During the economic recovery of the Showa era, the second generation Tsutenkaku was built, and the surrounding blocks began to thrive again, filled with various food shops, featuring fried skewers with beer (the original Kushikatsu), and the shops in the demonstration district were gorgeous and exaggerated, very characteristic of old Japanese shops. When night falls, the ultimate splendor makes it an excellent background for photography. 👉Besides restaurants, there are various drugstores, souvenir shops for tourists, and strangely, there are many shooting game stores in Japan (this form is rare in China), and occasionally you can see old-fashioned arcade stores, millet shops, and so on. It's actually very interesting. Walking to Namba from here (just about ten minutes), there are also many shops. Staying in a hotel nearby is actually a very good choice. 📌Little Tips: Let me introduce the most famous Kushikatsu here. The way to eat it is to order the fried skewers first. Since the sauce container is shared by everyone, you can only dip once before putting it in your mouth, otherwise, it becomes everyone eating your saliva, so don't dip the sauce again after taking a bite. If you don't follow public hygiene and get kicked out, don't blame me for not reminding you. This way of eating is not found in China, so pay attention if it's your first time here.