Osaka Tombori River Cruise & Dotonbori

Posted by thefoodgrapher March 17, 2014

Osaka Tombori River Cruise & Dotonbori

Murah Meriah Menyusuri Sungai Osaka

Tombori River Cruise Guide

Obyek wisata pertama yang dikunjungi di Osaka adalah wisata menyusuri Sungai Tombori yang terletak di daerah Dotonbori. Dotonbori sendiri adalah salah satu tempat wisata paling banyak dituju di Osaka. Wujudnya berupa satu jalan lurus, sepanjang kanal Dotonbori di Namba. Tempat ini sebelumnya dikenal sebagai daerah 'merah' dan teater kuno, tapi keduanya sudah tidak ada, digantikan dengan toko dan restoran.

Here's the first tourist spot that I went to in Osaka, Tombori River Cruise. It's in the famous Dotonbori area, which is a premier downtown shopping area.

Here's an entry about the place in Wikipedia :

Dōtonbori (道頓堀^?, pronounced [doːtomboɽi]) is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka, Japan. It is a single street, running alongside the Dōtonbori canal between the Dōtonboribashi Bridge and the Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba ward of Osaka. A former pleasure district, Dōtonbori is famous for its historic theatres (all gone now), its shops and restaurants, and its many neon and mechanised signs, including snack/candy manufacturer Glico's giant electronic display of a runner crossing the finish line. (Wikipedia.com)

Tombori River Cruise - Osaka

Ship Used for River Cruising in Tombori

Kita bisa menikmati river cruise ini secara gratis, cukup dengan menunjukkan kupon yang didapat dari Unlimited Pass Osaka, yang termasuk juga tiket terusan untuk menaiki subway dan bis kota.
Untuk info paket lengkap yang didapat dengan two day pass bisa dilihat di link website berikut ini:
http://www.osaka-info.jp/osp/en/free/free.html

We got to ride this for free, using the coupon we got from Osaka Unlimited pass, which is mainly a subway and bus pass with loads of bonuses.
For the complete info about it, you can visit this website. I highly recommends it for those visiting Osaka on their own (not on guided tour).
http://www.osaka-info.jp/osp/en/free/free.html

River Cruise

Berikut foto-foto yang diambil selama menyusuri Tombori dan pemandangan jalanan Dotonbori yang terkenal. Pemandunya ceria dan baik, tapi sepanjang cruise, panduannya menggunakan bahasa Jepang, jadi tidak banyak yang saya mengerti, tapi tetap enjoy.

Here's the snapshot I took while on the river cruise. Loads of interesting things to see, and the guide is quite chirpy and cute, though speaking in Japanese only, which I hardly understood but nonetheless still enjoyed.

Tombori River Cruise

Tombori Cruise - Hanging Garden on the bridge

Tempat Duduk di Kapal / Seating Area in the Tombori River Cruise

Friendly Osaka Resident, Waving at the Tourists on Cruise

Tombori River Cruise

Glico's Running Man famous Neon Sign on Dotonbori

Pachinko

Dotonbori (道頓堀)

Dotonbori ini adalah salah satu pusat belanja dan kuliner yang paling terkenal di Osaka. Perlu minimal setengah hari untuk menyusuri tempat ini. Ada beragam tempat menarik yang bisa dikunjungi, selain gerai-gerai terkemuka, ada juga tempat makan enak, ditambah dengan kuil yang indah di tengah-tengahnya.
Supaya tidak terlalu panjang, kuil di Osaka yang bernama Hozenji ini akan saya bahas di post lain.

Dotonbori is one of the prominent shopping and culinary destination in Osaka. You'd need at least half a day to really explore the place, we ended spending the whole day here.
There's a lot of interesting store, like the Rosebud by forever 21 and various eating places which is really insteresting. There's also a beautiful temple in the center, called Hozenji, which I will blog in another post.

Crepe Ojisan Dotonbori

Dotonbori

Evisu Dotonbori

Disney Store Dotonbori

Rose Bud - Dotonbori

Ardour - Dotonbori

Coffee Specialty Shop in Dotonbori

Various Coffee Bean Being Sold in Dotonbori

Coffee Specialty Shop in Dotonbori

Kamakura Vending Machine Restaurant

Kamakura

Salah satu resto yang menarik di sini adalah Kamakura. Biasnaya kalau berhadapan dengan resto yang menggunakan vending machine begini, suasananya ala kadar dan pilihannya tidak banyak. Di sini pilihan menunya lengkap, tempatnya bersih dan menarik. Layak dicoba untuk yang gemar. Sayang saat itu saya sudah menikmati Okonomiyaki, jadi sudah kekenyangan saat melewati resto satu ini.

Kamakura is quite interesting. Usually when I encountered this small restaurants which uses vending machine to take order, the place is usually lackluster and a bit untidy, with a nimble selection of dishes. This one have a decent menu, a clean tidy place and interesting layout. I'd love to try it, too bad I already had Okonomiyaki, hence was already full when passing by it.

Dotonbori Restaurant

Pablo Cheesecake Osaka

Pablo Cheesecake Dotonbori Osaka

Pablo Cheesecake, salah satu bakery paling populer di Dotonbori ini, lokasinya di tengah-tengah. Setiap lewat selalu ramai antrian.
Harga Cheesecake nya 780 yen, rasanya lembut dan creamy, layak untuk dicoba.
Ada juga premium Cheesecake dijual di sini dengan harga 2x lipat, seharga 1500 yen.

Pablo si a famous bakery in Dotonbori area, it's located in the center of Dotonbori.
Everytime passing this shop, it's always packed, that's why it caught my attention.
Aside from the reguler ones priced at 780 yen, they also sell a Premium Cheesecake, priced at 1500 yen.