In Osaka, I was not long, just three days, but for me it was enough to make certain conclusions. Once the first time in Japan, I had the impression that I had at least hit another planet. Everything is very unusual here, and unusual. The cones nailed a lot and that's why I want to give a few tips to tourists who soon want to travel to Osaka.
1. In Osaka, a very interesting location of the streets, and not to get lost here, you must immediately remember the main division. Streets that are laid from the south to the north are called "judges", and those streets that are laid from the West to the East are called "Tori". So, these tori and judges, as you already understood, intersect with each other.
2. Buy a guide, right in Osaka, does not make sense. Do you know why? Because they are all in Japanese))). Annoying, yes? There are two exit, or buy an English-speaking guide at the airport, or use the navigator. Personally, I safely used my navigator, which is embedded directly into the mobile phone. Very convenient and no problems with movement.
3. Excursions in Osaka are very popular and planned to be planned in advance, since such a phenomenon is like a queue, it is quite ordinary here.
4. If your plans also includes shopping, then it is best to buy in the morning, that is, from the morning. And you know why? All of the fault, all the same queues. In the evening, all shopping centers are filled with customers, and local. Well, in principle, there is nothing special, because people return from work, on the way to the house they come to the shops.
5. Tips here do not give anywhere! Remember this as the most important rule, otherwise your generosity may regard as an insult. In hotels and restaurants, the service fee is already included, so your conscience can be calm.
6. Rental cars and taxis, in my opinion, are the most convenient ways of movement. So, if you want to call or hire a taxi, remember that about the cost of your trip, you need to agree in advance, even if the meter is worth in a taxi.
7. Osaka, connects with Tokyo, a comfortable system of high-speed electric trains. If we talk in our, then between these two cities, trains run, only here are local electric trains, the language does not turn to call by the train. In order to be in Tokyo, it is necessary to allocate a maximum of four hours of its time, it is so much time takes a trip to the electric train with Osaka in Tokyo.
8. The most popular kind of transport, it was and will be the metro. Why? It's simple! There are no traffic jams in the subway. By the way, about terrestrial transport. If you order a taxi in a peak hour, you can easily be late, because the transport at this time, in the full sense, is flooded by the roadway.
9. I wanted to call home? It is best to do this using a street telephone machine. Find them on the streets of Osaka, very simple, as they painted in a bright green color. Pay for the conversation, you can either coins or special cards, which can be used in stores, hotels and tourist centers.
10. Currency exchange, I took a lot of time, nerves and money themselves, until I came to the conclusion that the exchange is better and more profitable, to make at the airport. You can, of course, change money and in the bank, but if you think that you know everything about bureaucratic Volokat, then I am in a hurry to disappear, because with a real paper fiber, you can only encounter a Japanese bank. Also, it is quite realistic to make currency exchange in an electronic automatic machine, but the commission of such a service is clearly not calculated on our modest income. Almost at each hotel, there is an exchange office, so everyone is good, except that they are the maximum amount of exchange amounts three hundred dollars a day.
11. It is important to remember! Once in Osaka, forget about the usual voltage in the 220 volt network, here it is 110 volts and without a special adapter and adapter, well, no way do it. Separate song - sockets. I do not know how you, but I used to carry a hairdryer. Here I had a real tragedy with a hairdryer, since his fork did not fit into a single outlet in the room! I had to take advantage of the one in the hotel room.
12. Osaka, is a calm city, but you should always remember that you are very strong, we are erected from the current crowd, just like our negros. So, for this reason, you should be very careful in crowded places. Watch your bags, personal things and wallets. Personally, I did not come across the cases of theft in Japan, but as you know, it is better to choose the Bob.
13. For the reason, all the same caution should not independently visit the sleeping areas of the city and its surroundings, especially girls. The safest way to move around the city can only be called one - as part of the excursion group.
14. Before visiting a local restaurant or cafe, read the local rules of etiquette and I am more confident that the desire to dine in the local catering establishment will disappear immediately and forever. Just kidding, of course, but in my words there is some truth.
15. Local residents in Osaka, as well as in all of Japan, are very hospitably related to tourists. Behave calmly, kept and respectful. Here, in the same way, tourists must behave in relation to the Japanese. Another Japanese, always smile and it seems to me that this is a kind of charging for the muscles of the face. Just kidding. If the Japanese, you smiled, try to copy it to the facial expressions and smile also in response, but do not think of happiness to rush to his neck. The Japanese smile is a kind of goodness of benevolent respect.
16. And, finally, the most important advice! Girls, in Japan, modestly, do not laugh loudly on the streets and do not show all your fingers. Men and guys, do not greet the Japanese by the hand, since the bows are taken here as a welcoming sign. Try to join the single mass with the general population, by turning on the inner voice and then you will probably love Japan, as I love her!