Trains and more people. The best okonomiyaki in all of Osaka I propose is at Kuro-chan, where each one is made by a famous master of the dish. DiFara’s is to pizza as Kuro-chan is to okonomiyaki. He and his family run this complete hole in the wall with some photos of him from television appearances in the 80’s. My cousin Chia ate two. How? I do not know. She’s tiny. Anyway, Osaka is an okonomiyaki town. Email me if you want directions. It’s pretty hard to explain. The whole time I was thee I could only think about my friend Ari and how he needs to go there.
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These images are from my first day in Osaka during this last trip. Osaka is an amazing town. It’s also where most of the good bands come from. It is also a bicycle city. Everyone, from children to senior citizens, has a bike; and nobody locks them up. It’s incredible. Two days ago, my grandmother passed away here, and Osaka was her hometown. As it is my father’s. This series is dedicated to my grandmother who gave me my first camera and taught me how to ride a bike among other things.
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