Puble bath

If you want try something Japanese, I strongly recommend going to public bathes.
Public baths are very popular in Japan.
No need to be hesitate to be naked, ha ha!

A public bath is close to J-hoppers Osaka. The name is" Shoten-yu".
This is the typical Japanese public bath.
Men and women get in there separately and soap bathes with others.
You might feel weird in the begging, but feel comfortable more and more.

"Shoten-Yu" is very friendly for us, because it is clean and reasonable.
Facilities are also okay.

This public bath is a bit old. This make us feel better sometimes.
Fee is 410yen for adult including towel's fee.

Please visit there to know our culture, ha ha :)

bar where you can play beer pong

Access
3 min from Subway Shinsaibashi Stn. #7 exit.
Go West at the corner of Apple Store from the Mido-suji. Turn left (south) at the first block and go straight. The bldg is on the right side on the 2nd block. It's on the 4th floor.
(You will see the big yellow sign says "サンフラワービル" Balabushka is next building on 4th floor.)


Mon-Thu 6pm-3am
Fri, Sat & Before Holiday 6pm-5am


This is one of my favorite bars in osaka that you can play beer pong and pool for free. There are so many cool foreigners to hang out with too.

Hope you can enjoy there! practice beer pong for our christmas party in 2012.

Osaka illumination events

Illumination events are very popular in winter season :)
Osaka has some events so please check them!

① Hikari-Renaissance
Actually this event finished on Dec 25/2011..
But it was very great! Osaka city hall was illuminated with 3D movement.
You can see from this web site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZONKvH10s

This building is very old, but very nice architecture.
This is the symbol of Nakanoshima area.

Not only this, you can enjoy musical concerts, food, and cruise in this event.


②Midohsuji illumination

This illumination has hold by the 22nd of January ( Sunday).
Midohsuji, the main road of Osaka is light-upped like this about 2 kilometers from Yodoyabashi to Nagahori.



We hope you have a romantic night in Osaka （＾ｖ＾）/★ A happy new year~~!

Event information @J-Hoppers Osaka

It has been a bit weird weather since last month, sometimes super cold, sometimes very warm.. but anyway, it's December, the busiest time to end/welcome New Year.

We are also busy for parties.. please check out our regular events;

Wednesday morning: Local walking tour
Try a 'cos-play' or maid cafe (costume fancy dress cafe) ?
Wanna try Pachinko? One of our staff will plan a tour course so that guests can enjoy it!

Wednesday evening : Izakaya(Japanese style bar) party
Osakan Occhan(old guy)Mr.Yano takes you to Izakaya.. who can beat him?!!

Thursday early evening : Kimono Experience
The Japanese instructor will dress you up in Kimono, and take a walk for photos.

Friday evening : International Exchange Party
J-Hoppers Osaka will become the bar every Friday.

Sunday evening : Izakaya(Japanese style bar) party
Again, Mr.Yano takes you to Izakaya.. how much can he drink?? Ask him in person!


Also, we will do special events with Friday party this month:
9th : Korean food party
We invite a Korean friend and she will cook real Korean food !
16th:Takoyaki party
Takoyaki is a famous food in Osaka- it's fun to make by yourself!
23rd: Christmas party
We had so much fun last year - it was Beer pong! Kohei will organize it this year again, join "Beer pong World cup"!!


That's all.. please see the event schedule for more details.
http://j-hoppers.com/e_eventcalendar.html

We can't wait having fun with you !!

Arima hot spring!

Arima Onsen is one of great Onsen in kinki area.
Access is very easy from Osaka!
It is worth to visit!

Arima has 2 kinds of Onsen, one is called " gold Onsen " another one is called " Silver Onsen".
Gold onsen's color is red and yellow. This is a picture of old onsen!


Silver onset looks like normal, but it makes you very warm and comfortable.
Both Onsens are very good for your health.

I visited " Taiko no yu" which is a amusement park of Onsen in Arima.
You can enjoy spa, massage,bedrock bath , food and so on.

This amusement park is amazing!
You can enjoy both onsen at the same time!
And you can enjoy 24 kinds of both style.

I relaxed so much! I am sure you have a great time here.
http://www.taikounoyu.com/



I wanna visit Arima Onsen again♪（＾＾） Miss it!

Christmas market at Sky building

[German Christmas Market at Sky building]

Nov 18th ～　Dec 25th.

Mon-Thurs: １２：００～２１：００
Fri: １２：００～２２：００
Sat and Sun: １１：００～２２：００


Entrance fee: free

Great chance to drink German Glühwein which is pretty good!
You can buy Gluewein at IKEA but this is more authentic one. I'm sure you will like it.












It's closed at 21:00/22:00, so whenever you feel like drinking gluewein!
Also, if you have a few bills to spend, you can go up to the top of the building and see the beautiful night view. it's 700 yen to go up.

http://www.skybldg.co.jp/event/xmarkt/2011/images/S-4.jpg

Candle night 2011★Winter

The event of "Candle night" is coming soon this year again.



Turn off the light, and light a candle.


then,


Write a letter to your familiy, friends, lover..

Take a long bath ..

Read a book ..

Enjoy nice dinner with special person ..

Save energy and think about peace ..


Go slow. Enjoy this quiet peaceful time.



Very relaxed, beautiful and peaceful event is held in Osaka.
One of them, Nishiumeda night is close to J-Hoppers Osaka, it's only 10 minutes walk.

Candle Night in Osaka

*Nishiumeda night : 7th of December (Wednesday) 18:00 - 22:00
*Chayamachi night : 14th of December (Wednesday) 18:00 - 22:00