CHANIWA — Restaurant in Osaka

Awesome temple in one of the fanciest place in Osaka city! There was an event held by a local government from Nara, and I took my 13-month baby with me. The temple has a cafe right after you go through the entrance.

The red benches were amazingly beautiful in the Japanese garden and there were some people remotely working using the wifi. I was a bit worried after having my daughter waking up and toddling around the garden and in the cafe, but the staff there were all so kind to the toddler who was enjoying her adventure there.

The bathroom was super clean, no stinky old Japanese toilet!

Honestly, some temples are not welcoming to mommies with babies in strollers, or toddlers toddling around touching everything.

This temple has care and love for us moms and kids.

Feel free to bring in your kiddos and enjoy the cafe as well as the temple itself and the garden among there!!

Oh, and one last thing, there is a park with play ground equipments for kids around 2-6. It’s called “Horie Koen” , Koen meaning park.

#easy with strollers #wifi #super clean bathroom with western-style toilet #Osaka city #Yotsubashi...

What a great little cafe right in a heart of Horie. Joined Japanese incense workshop there and tasted green tea mixed with roasted brown rice. The cafe is in an actual temple (Manpuku-ji) and you can actually take a look inside as well. Japanese garden there is beautiful and you can have a sit down and enjoy the moment of serenity in the hustle and bustle of Osaka. They have great Japanese deserts as well and I will definetely try them next time when I'm in the area. Price is reasonable too. Highly recommended if you want to try the authentic Japanese tea...

From the absolutely beautiful setting, through the incredibly friendly and welcoming cafe staff, all the way too a delicious tea selection (that includes matcha, sencha, hojicha, etc), the experience comes highly recommended. We got a chance to learn about the history of matcha and the tea ceremony and ask our own questions - all while enjoying different teas. Everyone was really lovely and spoke perfect English (which was really great considerig our basic survival Japanese). Will be attending...