万博後の帰宅手段
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Hello.
Hello.
So, we are talking about the 万博.
Yes.
And, you said you are planning to go to a restaurant for dinner.
Yes.
After the万博.
After the万博.
Yeah.
万博.
Yeah.
So, that's what I did.
Okay.
Exactly.
Oh, okay.
What I did.
Okay.
Let's go to お探し内.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, because of the transportation, it's really difficult.
I see.
So, the shows end at 9, 10, around.
Oh, because it's pretty late.
Yeah.
So, that's like the closing time of the park.
Okay.
So, after the show, the park is going to be closed.
Right.
So, everybody just, okay, enjoyed fully and just go to the station or take taxi or everybody
at one time.
Got it.
And, it took me to, I guess, 30 minutes or even more to get on a train.
Shit.
It's like...
And, it's already 10.
Yeah.
And then, it's not central Osaka.
The万博 is like really...
Right.
It's really far.
...western seaside.
So, it's around, well, 45 minutes, close to...
I see.
...close to one hour to get back to the central places.
I see.
So, you will be like...
Like 11.
...11 or even later than that.
11.30.
Yeah.
Oh.
So, it's not open anymore.
Yeah.
I see.
So, only you can find is like some kind of izakayas or like...
I see.
But, still, you have some choices, though, like okonomiyakis or like, you know, those
places.
Right.
Right.
But, if you want something, you know, like restaurant-restaurant, I guess they are like
not available.
Okay.
I see.
So, either give up on the shows and leave early...
Yeah.
...or eat dinner inside.
Yeah.
Do you think there are good food inside, like if you actually reserve some pavilion restaurants?
I think so.
Right.
Okay.
I didn't get a chance to do that, but I saw some pictures, I saw some like articles and
things.
Okay.
It looked good.
Okay.
Okay.
I see.
But, it could be expensive, though.
Yeah.
But...
Yeah.
Yeah.
They have like...
There are many restaurants in, I guess, in America, too?
Okay.
Let me check.
I'm not sure.
But, make sure you reserve a seat.
Yeah.
Right.
If it's possible, though.
Uh-huh.
Because I...
Yeah.
I wanted to...
I tried to get to the...
I guess that was Vietnamese restaurant or something.
Mm-hmm.
It looked so nice.
Okay.
But, it's fully parked.
Yeah.
So, they are...
Like, there were queue lines, and I was kind of like, okay.
So...
I see.
Yeah.
Wow.
So, they got some food courts.
Oh, really?
But needs reservation.
Oh, yeah.
Wow.
So, a food court.
Oh.
I didn't know that.
Yeah.
True.
They have like food places.
You have like kurazushi.
You have...
They have kurazushi?
They have kurazushi?
Yeah.
They have kurazushi.
Oh, shit.
And in kurazushi, they have like...
Oh, just sushis.
Okay.
And also, they have like special...
Banpaku sushi.
Banpaku foods.
Oh, shit.
I'm not sure they were like sushis or things.
They have like, I guess that was 60, 70 dishes.
Wow.
For like each country, isn't it?
Wow.
That's special.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wow.
That's lovely.
Yeah.
So, if you can reserve seats, that would be interesting.
Yeah.
Definitely reserve a place.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You know.
Okay, I'll do that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, they have a lot of restaurants.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
A lot.
But all crowded.
All crowded.
Yeah.
All these reservations.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Got it.
Right.
So, that...
Gotcha.
The main pavilions that you want to visit and foods.
I don't know if you need lunch, but lunch, dinner maybe.
帰宅手段の選択
You need a reservation for those, like big, big events.
Got it.
And after that, you can just walk around and, you know.
Got it.
Yeah.
Is it, does it, do you think I should schedule shit so that I don't, I'm not going to go
like here, here, here, here.
You think it should, like, really align my dosen?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
If you can.
Is that better?
Yes, yes.
Got it.
It's probably really big, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's not like...
Okay.
Yeah.
I mean, I know you're a walker, and so do I, but still, outside and like hot day.
Yeah, right.
Nah.
Got it.
It's going to be tough.
Got it.
Yeah.
Gotcha.
Depending on the reservations, though, like the pavilions.
Right.
Can you get a reservation at the desired time?
Right, right, right.
True.
Maybe you have to, like, go from here to there, just maybe...
Go across again?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Got it.
All right.
But...
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I do hear, like, on the news that, you know, after the show, people just really crowd
the stations and all the public transportation.
It took...
The news said that one person took like two hours, maybe three hours until he got to wherever
he needed to go.
Yeah.
I don't get it.
I am getting ready for that.
How did you go home?
Using a metro?
Metro?
Okay.
That took me, yes, like...
The Yumishima?
Yes.
Got it.
So, it's like, you know, rushing hour of Tokyo, let's say, Shibuya.
Sure.
Sure.
Everybody packed in a train and just get on the platform and just, you know, kaidan,
just slowly, slowly, kaidan, up and down, you know.
Got it.
That's...
It's like that.
Just like that.
And it's, like, whole...
So, it's like, you...
So, it's...
You have to...
First, you have to get out of the park.
Okay.
And then, train station is here.
Okay.
So, it basically took...
Just takes, like, 15 minutes.
Okay.
But you have to, like, go like that.
Go around.
Like that.
And just kind of like that.
And just like...
Because...
And then, finally...
Because it's making all the lines or...
Yeah.
Too many people.
So, okay.
So, the lines are so long that it's all...
It's just...
It's everywhere around.
Yeah.
And it's kind of...
You have to walk around to find the tail.
Right.
And then...
Well, I mean, you're already parked.
So, you have your people's head here.
Okay.
And you have to just walk like that for...
An hour.
Close to an hour, yeah.
How about...
タクシーの利用状況
What's going on with the taxi situation?
Well, I think that's...
So, I didn't use the taxi.
So, I don't actually know the situation.
But if you...
But I see, like, the queue lines for the taxis.
Yeah.
People are lining for and waiting for the taxis.
To come, yeah.
To come.
I'm not sure you can reserve a taxi.
If you can, I think that's way better.
Yeah.
Even if you pay, I don't know...
A double or something.
That's better.
You can just quickly go to your house or your place and just eat dinner.
Got it.
But if that was possible, people would do it more, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
So, I used taxi to get to the park, actually, from the city central.
Okay.
And there were, like, special, like, kind of place for the taxis.
Taxi lots?
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, I know they have...
They have a system.
Got it.
My plan is to just walk for, like, maybe 15 minutes, find a random road,
use the app to pick me up at that random place.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Maybe that'll work?
I don't know.
Maybe.
But the traffic is probably fucked up, no?
アクセス手段の検討
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, I had, like, similar situation when I went to the Saka Nihon Daisho no Shiai.
Osaka?
At the Saitama Stadium.
That was Saitama Stadium.
Yeah.
And you have just one train station.
Okay.
And it's packed like that.
Uh-huh.
And then, just did the same way.
We went to, like, 15, 20 minutes away.
Yeah.
And find a big road and just use the app for the taxi.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But it...
Like, I don't know.
Like, more than hour.
So, you can't catch taxis.
You cannot catch taxis.
Even on the app.
Got it.
It says, like,
Oh, okay.
I see.
Got it.
Situation, right?
I get it.
Got it.
And so, I'm not sure if that works in those situations.
I see.
Huh.
So, if you can reserve a taxi, like, beforehand, that's...
That'll be so much better.
Yeah, I think.
Got it.
Yeah.
Huh.
All right.
Or just, you can...
You just...
Use the metro.
Use the metro?
And just walk.
Yeah.
Right, right, right, right, right.
Got it.
But, yeah.
How far is the central Osaka from the area?
If you walk.
If you walk?
Is it walkable?
No.
No?
Okay.
It's not walkable.
It's...
I would say it's, like, from here to...
Let's just see the map.
Okay.
It's far.
Okay.
All right.
Okay.
So, this is the park.
Yeah.
First of all, it's island.
Okay.
Oh, so it's probably not walkable, then.
Yeah.
The roads that are connecting, it's probably, right?
Probably.
Cars only, maybe.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And the central Osaka is here.
Oh, that's far.
Yeah.
It looks like, maybe, like, Kawasaki to Tokyo, maybe?
Yeah.
It says, like, 30 minutes drive.
30 minutes trains.
Three hours by walk.
Yeah.
Okay, not doable.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You have to think about that.
What's the nearest station, then, other than the Yumishima?
Well, you can't get out of the station because it's an island.
There's no other station, right?
No, it's just one station on this island.
Got it.
Yeah.
Well, you have this Cosmos Square station, but that's the same line.
Got it.
So, it doesn't make sense.
Yeah.
Huh.
That's tough.
There's this station called Sakurajima, that's JR line.
So, maybe if you just walk here and just take JR train.
How long is that from the...
Sakurajima.
It's...
Oh.
You have to go around it.
What?
So, it takes two hours.
You can't go directly.
So, it's not walkable.
This road isn't walkable, then.
Right.
I guess you have to...
You have to go all the way.
Really?
It's a trap.
It's a fucking trap.
It is.
So, I didn't even search this.
Yeah.
And on that day, I searched everything and just found a show in night.
And, oh, that's something I have to see.
Right.
And then see the show and see the time.
Yeah.
I cannot go back to Tokyo or even to the central Osaka with the crowdedness.
Yeah.
So, that's obviously...
You fell for the trap.
Yes.
You fell for the trap.
Yes.
Got it.
I have to think about something.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I don't know what's the best way.
How about bicycle?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, it's a no-no.
Yeah.
Or maybe have like a hotel which is really, really close to this island.
True.
Like walkable.
Yeah.
Sure.
That's a plan.
So that you don't have to go back to the central.
That's a plan.
Yeah.
I'm not sure if they have like restaurants or things here.
Yeah.
But it can be an idea.
But I can imagine the price sort of fucking jacked up.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean...
It's crazy.
Yeah.
Like zoom out in for just one tiny room.
Right.
Yeah.
Right.
Ooh.
Yeah.
Right.
I'll think of a plan.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You have to think about that.
Right.
Right.
Like it's really important.
Right.
Yeah.
Okay.
My survival skill.
Right.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Bye-bye.
