Kobe Day Trips

Whether you want a meal made with the freshest fish you can find, are searching for souvenirs, or want to experience a traditional Japanese market, Kizu Wholesale Market in Osaka is the place to go. It opens at 5:00 a.m. every day, but if you want to steer clear of the crowds, you should wait until at least 9:00 a.m. to visit. Plus, to avoid being overwhelmed by everything on offer, there are a few places, in particular, to look out for. Kizu Uoichi Shokudo Whereas there are plenty of places where you can eat in Kizu Wholesale Market, most offer no seating. One place where you can sit down, though, is Kizu Uoichi Shokudo. Some top choices for dishes include uni kaisendon (a bowl of sea urchin and other seafood) and any kind of koboredon — a word that roughly translates to “overflowing rice bowl.” A particularly filling one is kobore ikuradon, which has a large amount of salmon roe. Atchichi Honpo You may hear people exclaim “Achichi!” when food is particularly hot. At Atchichi Honpo, you can try freshly-made, hot takoyaki balls of octopus, tempura, pickled ginger, and green onion in a wheat flour batter. Daidoko Yamanaka There’s…