一期一会〜Ichigo Ichie〜 | one opportunity, one encounter

oneopportunity,oneencounter,hi,i&#;mkeikofromosaka!thisisoneofthequestionsiamaskedalotbytouristswhoarevisitingthisregion,butonatightschedule.osakaorkyoto,whichcityshouldivisit?"both!"ireallywanttosay.butiunderstandthisisnotpossibleforsome,andperhapsevennotdesirableforthosewhowouldwanttospendenoughtimetoexploreacitytheyarevisiting,insteadofjumpingfromonecitytoanother,tiringthemselves…so,inthisarticle,ihavetriedtomakeacomparisonofosakaandkyotobasedonfactorsoftouristattractions,food,price,andpeople.ontouristattractionscomparingosakaandkyotoontheirmaintouristattractions,iwouldsay,kyotowins.kyotoisfullofhistoricaltouristattractionsaswellasworldheritagesitessuchastemplesandshrines;kinkakutemple,kiyomizutemple,fushimishrine,arashiyama…tonameafew.theseseemtobeofinteresttoourforeigntourists.inkyoto,youwillbeabletovisitthegreatrepresentationofwhatpeopleimagetobe"uniquelyjapan."incomparison,therearen&#;tmanyofthese"uniquelyjapanese"sitesinosaka,beyondshitenno-temple,osakatenmangu,osakacastle…osakaismorefamousformodernarchitecturesorleisurespotssuchasuniversalstudiojapan,skybuilding.onfoodandcuisineifyouwanttoenjoyfood,ipersonallyrecommendosaka.osakaisknownasthecityof"kuidaore(eattilldroporeatintobankruptcy)"orasthecentralkitchenofjapan.thecityisfullofinexpensive,deliciousfoodincludinganincredibleamountofstreetfood.inparticular,osakaisfamousforcheapeatssuchasokonomiyaki,udon,takoyakiaswellasfancytreatssuchaskingcrabsandpufferfish.inkyoto,onecanalsoenjoyagoodamountoffoodsuchaskaiseki(traditionaljapanesemulti-coursemeals),tofu,ramen,matchasweets,andsakefromfushimiarea,thoughosakamayhavemorevarieties.onaccommodationifthebudgetisnotyourproblem,idefinitelyrecommendkyoto.kyotoisfullofrenownedryokans(traditionalinns)thattheworldtravelersadmire,inadditiontoagreatnumberofhotels.ifyouaretravelinginjapan,youwouldcertainlywanttotrystayinginaryokanwhereyoucanexperiencethetraditionaljapaneseculture,customerserviceandthehistoricfeels.osaka,ontheotherhand,isfitforbudgettravelers.itmaynothavecelebratedryokans,butthehotelpricestendtobelowercomparedtothoseinkyoto.pricethecostofliving/travelingischeaperinosakacomparedtokyoto.asmatteroffact,thecostoflivinginkyotoisbelievedtoberdhighestinjapan,aftertokyoandkanagawa.thoughosakacertainlyisnotthecheapestplacetolive,beingthatosakaisabigmetropolitancity,butosakaisstillcheaperthankyotoespeciallywhenitcomestofoodandhotels.peoplethereseemstobeabitofrivalrybetweenthepeopleofosakaandthepeopleofkyoto,basedonmyobservationasalocalresident…peopleofosakaperceivepeopleofkyototobeegoisticortooproudwhereaspeopleofkyotoperceivepeopleofosakatobevulgarorcrass.asanosakan,iadmitthatthereareactuallysomepeoplewhoareabitvulgarandlackmanner.unfortunately,itiscommontowitnesspeoplejumpinginfrontofyouinthelines,littering,walkingandsmoking,etc.butosakaisfilledwithextremelyfriendly,fun-lovingpeople,whichiswhyiamproudofmycity.incomparison,peopleinkyoto,infact,aremore"refined."basedonmybiasedopinion,thereisalsoapersistentcultureof"nofirsttimecustomers(membersonly)"uniquelytosomesectionsofkyoto,wherepeopletendtodistinguish"insiders"and"outsiders."ofcourse,thisdoesnotapplytoallpeopleorestablishmentsofkyoto.conclusionitisactuallyhardtosaywhichcityisbetter,especiallybecauseitreallydependsonwhatyouwanttoseeandexperience.butifihadonlyoneday,andhadtochoose,iwouldactuallychoosekyoto.thebeautiesoftemplesandshrinesinkyotoarenottobemissed.ifyouareafoodie,perhapsyoumayenjoyosakabetterwherethefoodareabundantandcheap.soiguessthat&#;sit–ifyouwanttotouraround,gotokyoto,ifyouwanttoeataround,gotoosaka.eitherway,ihopeyouwillenjoywhatthisregionhastooffer.