Well not as exciting as the title may imply, Osaka is quite a decent city for night life. Clubs, bars, Japanese style restaurants called Izakayas, karaoke boxes and love hotels, Osaka has basically everything you would need for a good night over the weekend. The main problem comes from the trains system.
Japan has one of the most extensive and best run train systems in the world, with the exception of the occasional accident, but this is possible on any train system. The strangest thing about this train system is that is stops. Around midnight every night all the train lines in Japan shut down for about 5 hours, forcing commuters to bicycle, walk or take a taxi home. The reason for this is rather unclear. I’ve heard a large number of reasons ranging from an olde cultural Japanese morality code trying to persuade people to go home early to the Yakuza’s political lobby group creating work for the taxi front companies.
So what to do if you miss the last train? Well, if you don’t have to work the next day, or don’t mind being half-asleep and hung-over at work (99% of NOVA’s staff) then you can brave the nightlife and stay out all night. But be warned, that hot girl you’re kissing might be more than you bargained for!
Wisdom of the Day: If it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck, it’s probably a new-half.
1 Comments:
The idea of trains stopping at midnight is a good excuse to party your fuckin' ass off until dawn.
A good excuse for you to con your karaoke worn date to shackup at a love hotel.
But really, the last train idea is what makes Japanese bars, karaoke boxes and hotels all their money.
I too have heard that train companies get kickbacks from the taxi companies.
Personally, I want to stay out until 2am AND THEN I'M FUCKING DONE! 3am I'm sleepy, but 4am is painful. But what the fuck, when I was YOUR fucking age, I went to the dance clubs 4 NIGHTS a week and danced until 6am everytime!!!! So, it's your turn.
Be careful in those karaoke boxes, when you're voice is harshed at 2:30am and you decide to try to get it on in the box... I've heard them referred to as Japan's cheapest love hotels, but just be discreet you horn-dog, most places have cameras now.
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