Dotonbori
My hotel was about five minutes away from the popular Dotonbori area of Osaka. These are some photos of this vibrant part of the city with unique signboards and wonderful eateries.
Fugu has been on my bucket list on trips to Japan because it is a poisonous blowfish containing tetrodotoxin and chefs have to be apprenticed for two to three years and certified to be able to prepare the fish. The eyes, intestines, ovaries, and liver of the fish are extremely poisonous. The Emperor of Japan is forbidden to eat the fish. I figured, what better place than Japan in a fugu restaurant to taste the fish? American restaurants serve it, but the fish are prepared by Japanese chefs, frozen, and flown to American restaurants. I had my first taste at the Zuboraya restaurant and while the sashimi fish was light and delicious, I’ll probably stick to tuna and salmon in the future for my sashimi fix.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu