Our last blog post featured this area lit up at night. The over-the-top advertising was also fun to see during the day.
Osaka is known for its tako yaki, an octopus dumpling. Our family had mixed reviews on the dish. Juniper liked it; Hazel didn't; and both of the grown-ups could take it or leave it. This little tako yaki stand was doing all it could to capitalize on the popularity of the local dish.
In addition to the giant animatronic octopus with moving tentacles, they had a loudspeaker blaring a dance remake of the Hallelujah Choir from Handel's Messiah, but instead of "Hallelujah, hallelujah" it was "Tako yaki, tako yaki." It was cheesy and silly and delightfully full of cheerful happy energy. All at 10:30 in the morning.
The giant sushi hand and the blowfish were also pretty fun.
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