DAY 2: UMEDA/KIJI SKY RESTAURANT

 How to go to UMEDA: 

1.) Ride the Midosuji Line (RED). 

2.) Go down Umeda station. 4 stations away from NAMBA.

NAMBA (M20) --> UMEDA (M16)

3.) Umeda Sky Building is 20-30 min walk from station.

I've learned from this trip that most tourist spots here in Japan have an entrance fee and they vary depending on age. So for the Umeda Sky Bldg, the prices are as follows: 

Adult = JPY800

Senior = JPY700

Children (4-11) = JPY500

Things to see in the tower: 

Lumi Deck

Heart Lockets

View from the top (173m) 

We had our lunch in the basement of the tower where the best okonomiyaki is being sold. Restaurant Name is called Kiji Sky Restaurant. Please look for this sign as almost all the names of the restaurants are in Japanese. 

KIJI SKY

Different Kinds of OKONOMIYAKI

The chef was kind enough to recommend which ones we should get. The best one is the one on the upper right. Everyone agrees on this. (Just thinking of it now makes me salivate.) We also ordered Yakisoba which I failed to take a photo of. 

1-1-90 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku | B1F Umeda Sky Bldg., Osaka 531-0076, Osaka Prefecture +81 6-6440-5970

Along the way, there were several malls you may pass by: Hanshin, Daimaru and Lucia. We passed by the Hankyu Department Store as I wanted to have coffee in Bvlgari Cafe. I ended up buying chocolates though! 

Budget: JPY900 and up for a cup of coffee, JPY600 and up for the chocolates.
*Honestly though, I prefer Royce than these. They weren't worth the price.  

Hankyu Umeda 5F, 8-7 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8350