One of the main reasons I fell in love with Osaka so quickly was because the people and the atmosphere were so incredible. Osaka is known for being a blue collar town which in part reminded me of Edmonton, it's also the most liberal of the bigger cities in Japan so things are a little more excentric. Osaka may have a had a slight advantage over me simply because of the fact that our visit to the city happened to coincide with Japan's Golden Week and the vibrancy that already existed in the city was only multiplied tenfold. Either way, Osaka would be the first place I'd return to given the chance to go back to Japan.

Osaka, Dotombori Arcade.