Other Sightseeing Spots in Tsuruhashi / Tamatsukuri Area

  • Tsuruhashi Korai Market
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    Osaka Osakashi Ikuno-ku Tsuruhashi
    In a corner of a shopping street spread through the east side of the JR Loop Line's Tsuruhashi Station, it is lined with stores mainly using the space under the elevated train tracks. With the surrounding area the Korea Town built after World War II, there are many shops in the market that carry authentic fresh Korean food ingredients such as kimchi, restaurants selling yakiniku BBQ, and stores for clothing like jeogori traditional Korean clothing and other accessories. Together with the neighboring shopping street, the area was chosen as one of Japan's top 100 locations with good aromas by the Ministry of the Environment because of the bustle and fragrance of kimchi and yakiniku wafting throughout the general area.

Osaka Areas

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While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country’s third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people’s openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname "the nation’s kitchen."

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