@mizuo 18 April 2022 more from that month

I took a drive with my mom and ate takoyaki! Some time after returning to Japan, I went for a drive with my mom to the southern part of Osaka.　I had been in Osaka for a long time, so it was a nice change of pace to get in the car and drive around for the first time in a while.There is a gardening specialty store called "Kokkaen" in the southern part of Osaka, and we decided to go there together for the first time in a while.It was around noon when we arrived at the restaurant, and we were just hungry, so we decided to eat something first.There were no places to eat near the gardening shop, and the restaurant in this photo was the only one operating in the area.　When I went there, there were many dishes on the menu, and I decided to have curry ramen and takoyaki (octopus dumplings).It was a very folksy restaurant, and the lady preparing the food talked to customers in a friendly manner, creating a great atmosphere.These days, the number of such stalls has been drastically decreasing even in Osaka.　When I was a child, I remember eating takoyaki and okonomiyaki with my friends at these small stores in the shopping arcade, but now they have completely disappeared.　It has been a long time since I was able to enjoy the delicious taste of Osaka at an okonomiyaki restaurant in the shopping arcade. #04022022 #osaka #japan #ramen #curry #takoyaki