JAPAN AUTUMN TRIP 2017: Fall Foliage at Minoo Park and Quick Visit to Kuromon Ichiba Market

14.9.18

Okay, I hope it's not too late to share about my autumn experience in Osaka. That day, my travel companions were going to Universal Studios, and since I already went there before, I looked for a place where I could enjoy some fall foliage in Osaka. When I googled about fall in Osaka, Minoo Park kept appearing on the result, so I did some research and went there.

From where I stay, it took around one and a half hour to reach Mino-o Station and extra 15-20 minutes walk to reach the park.

The walk to the park was pleasant, the weather was cool, the trees were surrounding me, and the sound of the stream were accompanying me.

Actually, I expected that fall would be totally yellow, orange, and red, but at the time, many of the trees were still green. But I could still witnessed the beautiful autumn foliage there. You could see the scenery I enjoyed through the pictures below.

And as it was my first autumn trip, a picture with reddish and yellowish trees is a must. I asked a stranger to take this picture.

Trying fried momiji (maple leaf) is a must when you visit Mino-o Park. So I bought a small bag of fried momiji.

Fried Momiji - JPY 200 / pack

Actually I could hardly feel the taste of the leaf itself since the flour coating was thick and a bit hard, but you could see the dried leaf inside when you bite it.

I still had half day to spend after my visit to Minoo Park. So then I headed to Kuromon Ichiba Market. It was quite near to Dotonbori. This market is only around 3 minutes walk from Nippombashi Station.

It was Sunday noon, some of the shops were closed, but many food stalls were open.

Here you could find many tempting food from fresh seafood to Kobe beef.

Or maybe you would like to try these fugu fish.

There were too many food I wanted to try, but since I was alone, I just tried a few. I need to go back to this place someday. These were the food I tried. And yes, everything were good!