Overview
There is a leisure building in Osaka's Minami district that is familiar to anyone in the Kansai region. The Ajien Building was once home to a huge cabaret that was said to be the best in Japan and a dance hall where Pink Lady used to take the stage every night before her breakthrough. The cabaret was closed due to the prolonged recession, but young people opened small izakaya (Japanese-style pubs) one after another in its place. It has become a center of Osaka's underground culture, including comedy and cosplay. Three days in the old and new “mecca of nightlife”.
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5 - 1Wrestlers on the Road January 10, 2014 -
5 - 2A 260-Person "Sharehouse" January 17, 2014 -
5 - 3The Fierce Battle! Entrepreneur Contest. January 24, 2014 -
5 - 4Japan's Northernmost Bus Stop February 28, 2014 -
5 - 5Okinawa: The Barbershop that Never Sleeps March 07, 2014 -
5 - 6Fukushima: From a Super Market in Early Spring March 14, 2014 -
5 - 7Printing Handheld Memories April 04, 2014 -
5 - 8The Voyage of Life on a Giant Ferry April 11, 2014 -
5 - 9A 24/7 Discount Store April 18, 2014 -
5 - 10One Tower, Many Lives April 25, 2014 -
5 - 11Youth "HelloWork" - A Job Agency May 02, 2014 -
5 - 12Ueno Park, Under the Cherry Trees in Full Bloom May 09, 2014 -
5 - 13An All-Night Eatery May 23, 2014 -
5 - 14Self Storage: Secrets and Memories May 30, 2014 -
5 - 15Mt. Osore: Between Life and Death June 06, 2014 -
5 - 16On the Road: “Happiness Theory” on Route 16 June 13, 2014 -
5 - 17The 24-Hour Supermarket: Just Another Day July 04, 2014 -
5 - 18Shonan, Reasons to Gaze at the Sea July 18, 2014 -
5 - 19At a Gas Station in a Downpour July 25, 2014 -
5 - 20What Dreams I Have at the Fishing Pond Late at Night August 01, 2014 -
5 - 21A 24/7 Animal Hospital: When a Pet Needs a Vet August 22, 2014 -
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5 - 23At a Train Station in Fukushima September 05, 2014 -
5 - 24“On the Shore with a View of the Atomic Bomb Dome September 12, 2014 -
5 - 25General Hospital Store: Where Shopping Meets Healing September 19, 2014 -
5 - 26Haneda Airport: From Summer to Autumn October 03, 2014 -
5 - 27Deep Asakusa, Midnight Coffee Shop October 10, 2014 -
5 - 28The Ameyoko International Food Market October 17, 2014 -
5 - 29What to Hit: Boxing Gym in a Mixed-Use Building October 24, 2014 -
5 - 30Koenji, What to Expect at the Public Baths October 31, 2014 -
5 - 31Dreams Along the Yamanote Line November 07, 2014 -
5 - 32Kisarazu, Wangan, Big Lunch Box Store Blues November 21, 2014 -
5 - 33Wandering Shakebai November 28, 2014 -
5 - 34Osaka Minami, Midnight Underground Tenement December 12, 2014 -
5 - 35Shinjuku Ni-Chome: A Taste of Mother's Home Late at Night December 19, 2014

