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Osaka & Kyoto, the food trail

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Eat your way through Japans kitchen, then walk it off in Kyotos dawn lanes — delicious and doable solo.

Osaka & Kyoto, the food trail — Osaka, Japan

Day by day

Day 1

Osaka: Dotonbori and a standing-bar dinner

Day 2

Kuromon Market morning, castle after

Day 3

Kyoto at dawn, Nishiki Market lunch

The must-dos, honestly graded

  • A guided street-food walk in DotonboriWorth It
  • Kuromon Market breakfast crawlWorth It
  • Kyoto temples before 8amWorth It
  • The famous takoyaki queue at peak hour — the side street is as goodNot Worth It
Splurge — worth itA guided street-food walk in Dotonbori
Skip — save yourselfThe famous takoyaki queue at peak hour — the side street is as good
What nobody tells youCash still rules small food stalls; carry small notes.
Plan ahead & packBook the food walk ahead; arrive hungry, pace yourself.
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