Born.To.Bite: Japan - Day 2 : Osaka-Kyoto-Osaka (Asahi Beer, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Shinsaibashi)

Rise and shine!

Today we have an appointment with Asahi Beer at 11 o’clock. We arrive earlier than the schedule, so we have to wait for a bit outside.

Asahi Beer is one of the oldest and most successful Beer Manufacturing Industry in Japan.

The product is easily find in every supermarket and also in almost vending machine all around Japan.

ASAHI BEER

When I go inside the building, it doesn’t feel like a beer industry, because the atmosphere is really neat, calm, and clean.

With the Asahi Beer front-desk employee

(Sorry, in some places no pictures allowed, especially inside the factory, so I don’t take so many pictures)

First, we watched a short video in English in the auditorium about the Asahi Beer history from year to year.

Then, the employee of Asahi Beer guide us around the museum and explain to us the step to make beer, and also show us the leaves to make the beer.

After that, the employee guide us into the factory where we can see the process of making the Asahi Beer from the beginning until the packaging.

Asahi Beer produce their product mostly by machine. Inside the factory, you’ll only see few people around. Even in the packaging process, they already use machine. Asahi Beer has another factory besides in Osaka. If I’m not mistaken, in total there are 8 factories in Japan.

We're having a tour around and we can also touch the leaves to make the beer!

Inside the museum

Beer display from all over the world! Can you spot Bir Bintang from Indonesia ? :)

The Beer is process with this large white tube!

In the end of the tour, we gather around the hall of Asahi Beer, and we can try the Asahi Beer “Super Dry”, The black one, and also the original Asahi Beer. If you cannot drink Beer, they also provide other drinks such as apple juice, and so on.

Believe me, you should try the Beer. It really tasty and good ! My favourite is the Super Dry one.

If you have time, just visit Asahi Beer. It’s an interesting place to go! ;)

FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE - KYOTO

After having some beer, we go back to the bus. Our next destination for today is Fushimi Inari Shrine, which is located in Kyoto.

Kyoto is like 1-2 hour from Osaka, so at the bus, we chit chat with our tour leader, eat lunch and also get some rest.

Our lunch! Yummy!

Finally we arrived at Fushimi Inari Shrine !

From the parking area, we need to walk approx. 10 minutes to get to the Shrine. You’ll pass through the houses, crossing the train railway, and also passing some souvenir shop and some food stalls.

I don't know if I can take pictures or not... this is one of the souvenir shop near Fushimi Inari Shrine

The main approach to Fushimi Inari Shrine

If you found a food stall that sell Fish Cake, that means you already close to the shrine.

You must try the fish cake, because fish cake is really famous in Japan. I try the red bean > the most famous one, I think.

The taste is so-so, but it’s worth it and must try, because we’re in Japan, hahaha !

Me, eating the Red Bean Fishcake!

Like other shrine, Fushimi Inari Shrine has a very warm atmosphere. A lot of tourist go to this place just to see around, or maybe to pray.

What makes Fushimi Inari different from the other Shrine is it has 1000 thousand of gate. So you’ll see a lot of gate along the way.

It’s very beautiful and a must place to go in Kyoto!

Fushimi Inari Shrine!

Before entering the shrine, you must clean yourself first

Posing near the 1000 gate ;)

Meet this Kawaii girl with Kimono!

Food Stall Near Fushimi Inari Shrine

A random pict of me! Narcism Never Ends..hahaha

SHINSAIBASHI - OSAKA

From Fushimi Inari Shrine, we got back again to Osaka by bus.

On 5 p.m, we already reached Osaka and go to Shinsaibashi to shop ! Shinsaibashi is really crowded and it’s really alive in here!

There are lots of digital advertisement around and it’s also surrounded by huge buildings. Oh my, one day is never enough to go around this place! x.x

International and also local brand can be found here. So yeah, let’s go around!