Hozenji Yokocho: A place to feel the olden-days Japanese atmosphere within the bustling city

About a 2-minute walk southward from Dotonbori you can find “Hozenji Yokocho.”
Here, you can enjoy the more traditional old-school Japanese atmosphere, which is quite different from the bustling atmosphere of Dotonbori.

Let’s start by going to Hozenji

There is a temple called “Hozenji” in Hozenji Yokocho, so let’s check that out first.

This is the entrance gate to Hozenji.

There’s many other spectacular temples like Hozenji in Osaka, so I recommend checking them out.

Walking around Hozenji Yokocho during the day

Hozenji Yokocho has two 80m streets going east to west, with many restaurants lined up on both streets. I highly recommend grabbing dinner in Hozenji Yokocho.
Also, Hozenji Yokocho is quite spectacular both during the day and at night, so if possible, try to catch it at both times of the day.

First, I will introduce the streets during the day.

This is the street next to Hozenji Yokocho.

Let’s go to the other street.
With the lanterns on the gate, you really get a traditional Japanese feel.

If you walk during the day, you can clearly see the stone monuments placed on both sides of the streets, and even the characters written on them.

Walking in Hozenji Yokocho at night

Hozenji Yokocho’s atmosphere is even better at night.
You can really enjoy the difference if you compare it to the feeling during the day.

Hozenji is beautiful during the day, but exquisite at night as well.
Ok, let’s go to the other street.

It’s such a beautiful atmosphere, it really makes you feel like you’re in Japan just by walking around.
As night time falls, many restaurants open for business.

Since there are so many restaurants, you will probably have trouble deciding what to eat.

How was it?

Definitely stop by Hozenji Yokocho when you’re in Osaka.