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Article Written by – Jeremy Sergent
Spent some time in Osaka and Nara recently so deciding to blog about my favourite dating locations in these areas:
Apps to download before your trip to Japan:
Hotel apps- Agoda,booking.com , Trip.com – from my experience as with China different cities offer the best deals on different apps. So it’s best to check each individual app for the best deals before booking.
Line Messaging app – This is one of the most popular apps in Asia- make sure you have good pictures on there when using the app (I think this goes with really any social media or messaging app you use make sure you have good pics on said apps to build rapport and increase comfort)
Ktalk– Due to the huge population of Koreans working in Osaka there’s a high probability you’re going to approach them so come prepared for closing them on Ktalk – the most popular messaging app for Korea – one perk of this app is that it allows for a “infinite “ amount of profile pictures meaning you can over 10 pictures on your app page. This enables you to build rapport in a similar way of instagram allowing you to flexibly chose a variety of pics instead of just one like with WhatsApp .
Instagram– Still the most popular social media app in Japan and recommended for most daygame closes.
WeChat– Again, due to the sheer volume of Chinese, Hong Kongers and Taiwanese tourists and students that live in Osaka is advised to download WeChat as this is the easiest app to use to stay in contact with them .
Pros to Daygame in Japan:
- Yen Depreciation – If you’re a Westerner earning £ or $ then Japan has gotten a lot cheaper to live in than prior times- this makes hotel bookings and food is far better value than in comparison to previous years.
- Low competition- as with China the smv and confidence levels of Japanese men are pale in comparison to the Western men- being a Westerner can help give you the edge.
- Great footfall compared to most western cities- its cheap to get a hotel room in high footfall areas relative to western cities like London or Paris- that way you can get “straight into the mix” after settling down in your hotel room.
- Good mix of Asians if you like Asian women – theres not just Japanese but big Chinese and Korean communities here as well as Hong Kongers and Thai.
- Dating is far cheaper here than in the west- food is cheaper, alcohol is cheaper , heck the basic price of a latte now in London is £3.70 by comparison in Japan it’s £2.65
- Great transport system makes it cheap and easy to cover large territory – Even if your hotel is in a isolated location its easy to hope on the train and within a stop or two you will most likely be in a city with good footfall.
- High English speaking population relative to other Asian nations – I use the term relative loosely as still you may come across language issues but still less than the majority of Chinese cities for example.
- Easy to stay healthy- meat and seafood here is much cheaper than in the western nations like UK ,Paris and US – its also usually better quality relative to other Asian nations- for example the meat quality in China is highly questionable
- Infrastructure is just better than the major western cities – transport, the malls are more modern , the coffee shops are in better condition all in all Japan just kicks the west’s ass in terms of infrastructure in major cities.
Cons to daygame in Japan
- Outside of Tokyo theres a low expat community in general – if you’re not into Asian women you will find a low quantity of options and in that case it’s best to daygame elsewhere.
- People can be really shy- not always but some women may find it difficult to open up to you relative to western women – this means you need to be a bit more patient and spend time during the set to build rapport.
- A lot of people still wear masks which makes it hard to see their faces properly- probably more so than any country I know.
Logistics
It’s pretty easy to find a decent hotel during the off season for £250 a week – this is a bit more than a second tier city in China but roughly the same as the top tier cities like Guangzhou , Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Recommended Stays:
Toho Hotel- roughly 20 minutes walk away from the main tourist sites of Osaka. Decent sized rooms at an affordable price.
Popway Residence Tennoji – Roughly a 25-30 minute walk from the main tourist sites of Osaka , rooms come with its own kitchen if you wanna cook own meals this is the ideal cheap apartment hotel. ( I say cheap relative to London and major western city prices)
Dating/ Daygame Locations:
There are 100s of coffee shops in Osaka which are easy to find – most train stations and malls have a selection of coffee shops and wine bars so it should be easy to find good places regardless of what guides dating guides you read. Also every mall I list here is usually attached to other malls which offer a huge range of options both for approaching people and for taking women on dates- it’s very hard to run out of things to do when you date in Osaka there’s literally an infinite amount of options.
Grand Front Mall Osaka – Located in Umeada
This is a huge mall located right with a 5 minute to another two huge malls – perfect for dates and daygame this place is so packed with restaurants and bars it is impossible to run out of people to approach or places to take your women.
Namba Parks- Located in Namba (Surprise Surprise)
Another beautiful mall that alone is great to walk through – you will once again find no shortage of footfall after work hours and on weekends.
Hep Five Mall Umeda-
A mall which is attractive to uni students and has fantastic foot flow – definitely appeals more to the women than the men however which is what you want nonetheless as a “daygame location” The mall contains a built in ferris wheel as well as a tonne of coffee shops on the top floor – definitely worth checking out.
Data Locations
There are literally hundreds in Osaka- you should have no trouble finding them for yourself but ill list a couple here :
Kannonya -Grand Front Mall Osaka Branch :1
Good coffee place with a lot of seating and next to several bars on other floors of the mall- bouncing and location hoping has never been easier than in the Grand Front Mall.
Nara
Popular for it’s deer but with a huge concentration of tourists pretty much there for feeding crackers to the deer themselves – hotels can quite pricey here but if booked in advanced i managed to get mine for £200 a week at the Mini Nara Inn which is logistically in the heart of all the tourist activities- there is a huge footfall the moment you leave the door of your hotel and finding date locations is a piece of piss seeing as they’re all located near the deer spots where the bulk of the tourists are – https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4103.html
Date Locations in Nara
Again there’s so many decent spots located adjacent to most of the major hotels so you should have no trouble finding a date locations but there are a few i like this spot yes its a restaurant and i rarely recommend them but its phenomenal and they serve alcohol – Zagin chicken & noodle restaurant nara :
Rokumei Coffee Co. Nara
Bog standard speciality coffee shop just like 100s of others in Japan
Chami
My favourite coffee Shop in all of Nara
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