Hey all,
Wondering if anyone has experience staying in the outskirts of Osaka?
I originally wanted to stay in Umeda (it has most of the restaurants I wanted to go to) but the accommodation options are becoming limited as I’ve probably left it a bit last minute (booking 7th – 11th October).
I found a really nice air bnb close to Abikochō station, which is 38 minutes on public transport to get to Umeda.
The reason the airbnb is good is it’s got parking (we’re road tripping earlier in the trip), a washing machine, living area etc. It feels like a nice spot after 2.5 weeks road tripping around the country.
Our plans for our time in Osaka would be to do some shopping and exploring the centre, but we’re also using it as a base for multiple day trips. A day trip to Hiroshima via the Shinkansen, drive to Nara for a day trip, possibly drive to Kyoto for a day trip. That takes 3 out of our 4 full days in Osaka so I thought maybe it’s not such a big deal to be further out.
We also really like to find smaller neighbourhoods of cities when travelling, just going to cafes and getting a little bit lost. But is this a massive mistake for my first and possibly last stay in Osaka? Is it a big miss to not stay central?
by Zebra_Creative