Fri Nov 13 · Osaka
Shopping, then sumo booked
- 9:40 AMLeave. Subway to Shinsaibashi, about 20 minutes, $1.53 each.
- 10:00 AMShinsaibashi arcade and Amerikamura for vintage and streetwear. Or Doguyasuji for knives; Sakai Ichimonji engraves for free.
- 12:30 PMLunch: Jiyuken, Osaka's first Western restaurant (1910), famous curry, $5 to $6.
- 2:00 PMHome. Pack now: Saturday is long and Sunday starts at 8:30 AM.
- 3:00 PMLeave for Namba Parks, about 35 minutes door to door, $1.53 (¥240) each.
- 3:45 PMBefore the show, in the same building: Knot, where you design your own Japanese watch (pick case, dial and strap) from about $165, or $305 for an automatic. Takashimaya next door has an official Rolex counter.
- 5:00 PMSumo show, Hirakuza, Namba Parks 8th floor. Premium seats with a bento box and a drink each. One of them might get pulled up to challenge a wrestler.
- 7:00 PMDinner: Yamachan Honten, yakitori in Ura-Namba, about $1 a skewer. Or the splurge, Matsusakagyu M, A5 yakiniku, $64 (¥10,000), booked ahead.
- Later20+ Joseph's night: Hozenji Yokocho, the Misono Building's tiny bars, Bar Nayuta. Joey: subway home (22 minutes), or Round1 Sennichimae, open 24 hours.
The Klook QR may not scan at the door. Hirakuza emails the real ticket separately, so find that email first.