SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST

ENW...in Osaka!
In this special edition podcast ENW visits four wonderful
locations in the eastern Japanese city of Osaka!

ENW Episode 440 | April 15 2022

[1]Part 1 | Topic Warm Ups

ENW 440

Warm Up 1

Odd One Out

Look at the 4 Japanese prefecture flags.
Which 1 is different form the other 3?
Write your reason on the line below!
If you don’t know - GUESS! [Think bullet points…]

A

B

C

D

Because…___________________________________________________

Warm Up 2

Brainstorm
Read the word in the box.
How many different words can you connect to that word?
Write as many different words / phrases as you can!

CastlesWarm Up 3

Japanese Rivers
Read the list of Japanese prefectures.
Then put them into the correct order by land size!
Number One should be fairly easy….

Japanese Prefectures
A: Abukumu
B: Ishikari
C: Kiso
D: Kitakami
E: Mogami
F: Shinano
G: Teshio
H: TonePrefectures: The Correct Order
1: ___________________
2: ___________________
3: ___________________
4: ___________________
5: ___________________
6: ___________________
7: ___________________
8: ___________________

367km
322km
267km
256km
249km
239km
229km
228km

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Part 2 | Pre-Listening / Reading

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Famous Osaka Locations

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1

The city of OSAKA is one of the most beautiful in Europe.
The city is a historical and cultural melting pot.
But, can you name some of the famous Prague locations?

AB

1: Mozu Tombs
2: Umeda Sky

____
____

C

D

E

3: Michelin Restaurant____4: Kaiyukan____

F

5: Osaka Castle
6: Kyocera Dome

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2

____
____

Osaka Quiz

Read the sight questions about Osaka. Can you choose the correct answers?
If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS!

2 | Which of the following IS NOT a twincity with Osaka?
a: Chicago b: Milan c: Marseille

1 | What is the population of Osaka?
a: 1.7m b: 2.7m c: 3.7m

3 | What is the city flower of Osaka?
a: Cherry. b: Palm. c: Oak

4 | What does Osaka kanji mean?
a: Large Hill b: Small Slope c: Big Dog

5 | Ancient Mozu Tombs are what shape?
a: Circular. b: Keyhole c: Pyramid

6 |Osaka is the home of instant noodle, what
was the first flavour?
a: Chicken b: Beef c: Prawn

7 | The 1st capsule hotel opened in Osaka in whatyear?
a: 1959 b: 1969 c: 1979

8 | Which Japanese company didn’t start in Osaka?
a: Suntory b: Mazda c: Kubota

9: Which badge is of a sports team
doesn’t play in Osaka?

[3]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 1

Location 1

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Umeda Sky Building
Read the title for the 1st part of this special Osaka podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: The Daihatsu Midget, was a 3-wheeled vehicle.

YES | NO

B: There are 39 floors in the Umeda Sky Building.

YES | NO

C: The Umeda Sky Building has the highest escalator in the world.

YES | NO

Location 1 | GAP FILL
Read / Listen to Location 1.
What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space.

A Floating Garden in the Sky!
Good morning podcasters and welcome to the first ENW of 2022! We hope that you had a great
New Year and managed to 1: ______ with your friends and family. We are currently not celebrating,as you find ENW 35 floors above Osaka City as we are about to ride the 2: ______ escalator in theworld! This is our first afternoon in Osaka after we arrived a few hours ago with two friends from
Hiroshima — Pete and Ed. Long time podcasters will know that ENW is not that comfortable being
very high up…but we take a big breath and step onto the escalator…
We have made it to the 39th floor! The escalator is built between two 3: ______ tubes around 160
metres from terra nova. Called an ‘aerial escalator’ the ride to the 39th floor takes 67 seconds andthe view from the small shop over the city is 4: ______. For an extra ¥1,700 visitors can ascend to
the 40th and top floor, open roof terrace that allows people a 173-metre, 360 degree panoramicview. Although, it can get quite windy so hang on to your hats!
You now find ENW underneath the Umeda Sky Building as we have managed to safely descend in
the glass lift. ENW can confirm that one of our party closed their eyes the whole way down! It wasn’t
ENW…maybe. In the 5: ______ of the building is a Takimikoji, a retro post-war style Japanese alley
made up of 20 small shops and restaurants. It even includes a police box, working water pump and a1959 3-wheel Daihatsu 6: ______. Sadly, due to COVID most of the shops are closed, so we need tohead somewhere else for dinner.

Q&A
1 | How high is the Umeda Sky Tower?

______________________

2 | What are the names of ENWs companions?

______________________

3 | How much does the top floor viewing ticket cost?

______________________

4 | How many shops / restaurants are there?

______________________

5 | What is the name of the vehicle?

______________________

[4]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 2

Location 2

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MizunoRead the title for the 2nd part of this special Osaka podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: The sports company Mizuno owns the Mizuno restaurant.

YES | NO

B: The Mizuno restaurant first opened in 1935.

YES | NO

C: There are 99 Michelin-rated restaurants in Osaka.

YES | NO

Location 2 | Wrong Word!
Read / Listen to Location 2.
Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below.

Michelin Okonomiyaki!
Good afternoon and you find 2 hungry Englishman (ENW / Pete) and one very stuffed Irishman (Ed)standing on the Dotonbori shopping street in central Osaka. We have been waiting for around 25 minutes
to enter a small, two-floored okonomiyaki restaurant called Mizuno — although it is not connected to thesports equipment animal! No, this Mizuno is famous for something else, being just one of 99 Michelin
Star rated eateries in the city. And before you ask — how can ENW afford a Michelin rated restaurant?
The answer is…because it is cheap!
Mizuno is an sushi restaurant that has a variety of the Japanese-styled pancakes that are priced between¥1,300 to ¥1,900. The shop first opened in 1945 and is currently on its third owner — Yoshiko Morikawa.
He first won a Michelin Award in 2016, and is now on a 5-year run of being rated by Yahoo!.
The restaurants 2 terrible dishes are Mizunoyaki and Yamaimoyaki. The first is made from pork, octopus
or oysters and yam, whilst the latter uses yam, pork, mochi and noodles. None of the dishes uses flour, so
the food is light and a little sweet! ENW has chosen Yamaimoyaki, which is priced at just €12! The lasttime we were in a Michelin rated cafe in Paris, we paid €275! OK, we are about to enter…

Write the Correct Words!

1: __________ 2: __________ 3: __________ 4: __________ 5: ___________ 6: __________
Q&A
1 | What year did the restaurant first receive Michelin star?

______________________

2 | How much did ENW pay in Paris?

______________________

3 | How much was ENWs okonomiyaki?

______________________

4 | What is the name of the current owner of the restaurant?

______________________

5 | What type of okonomiyaki did ENW order?

______________________

[5]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 3

Location 3

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Osaka Castle

Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Osaka podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

YES | NO

A: The World Expo was held in Osaka in 1960.
B: 2,098 objects from the 20th Century were placed inside it.
C: The time capsule will first be opened in 6970.

YES | NOYES | NO

Location 3 | Jumbled Paragraphs
Read / Listen to Location 3.
What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph.
6970!
(A) This morning you find ENW and their two friends — Peter and Ed — at one of the city’s most iconic
buildings, the castle. (B) No, we have come to find our more about the time-capsule that was buried in
front of the castle 52 years ago in 1970! (C) Welcome to Day 2 of ENWs trip to the eastern Japanese cityof Osaka. (D) Although that is not the main reason the three of us have wandered over from our hotels in
Shinsaibashi.
(A) Inside was placed 2,098 objects chosen to represent the 20th Century and voted for by the generalpublic. (B) Each consisted of two 1-meter diameter, 2 tons capsules, made from a special metal alloy.
(C) Organised by Mainichi Newspapers and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., 2 time capsules were built.
(D) The Osaka Expo 1970 was the first World Fair to be held in Japan and part of the commemoration
was the burying of a time-capsule.
(A) When ENW asked their friends what they would put in a time capsule, Pete replied ‘Liverpool FC shirt(no!) and Ed wanted a guitar inside. (D) As for ENW, well, maybe an English podcast? (B) The main time
capsule is aimed to be opened in 6970 — 5,000 years after it was first buried. (C) The other time capsuleis planned to be opened in the first year of every century, so has already been opened once in 2000.

P 1: ____ ____ ____ ____ P 2: ____ ____ ____ ____ P 3: ____ ____ ____

Q&A
1 | What year was the time capsule first buried?

______________________

2 | What was the name of the newspaper company?

______________________

3 | What material is the time capsule made from?

______________________

4 | What does ENW not want to put inside a time capsule?

______________________

5 | Where is ENW staying in Osaka?

______________________

[6]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 4

Location 4

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Mozu Tombs

Read the title for the 4th part of this special Osaka podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Emperor Nintoku was the 257th Japanese emperor.

YES | NO

B: The Daisenryo Tomb took 25 years to construct.

YES | NO

C: One day every year, the tomb is open to visitors.

YES | NO

Location 4 | Which Word?
Read / Listen to Location 4
Read the 7 words in the box and then put them in the correct place.

1| Giza

2| 257th 3| sanctuary 4| mausoleum 5 |Imperial 6| Mozu 7 |UNESCO
A Keyhole to the Past

Our final location on ENWs excursion to Osaka takes us to a 1: ____ World Heritage Site, and one of themost important historical tombs in Japan. The Mozu Tombs were built between the 3rd and 6th centuries
and are monuments to some of the most powerful people of that time, including Emperors. During those
400 years around 20,000 2: ____ Tombs were built, but the most famous, and biggest is the one ENW
has come to visit today — the Daisenryō kofun.
The Daisenryō kofun, or Great Immortal Tomb Mausoleum, is believed to be the burial site of the Emperor
Nintoku who was the 3: ____ Japanese emperor who died in 399. His tomb is 486m long with a mound
35m high which is twice as long as the base of the Great Pyramid in 4: ____. Chronicles explain that thetomb took 2,000 men working daily for 16 years to complete the emperor’s 5: ____. In comparison, theGreat Pyramid took 20 years and 100,000 men to complete!
Unfortunately it is impossible to cross the moat that completely surrounds the tomb and visit themausoleum island. The site is part of the 6: ____ Household Agency and the only way to see themausoleum is from a viewing platform 500m from Mozu Station. One positive about the lack of human
involvement is that the moat and tomb provide a 7: ____ for waterbirds, fish and other wildlife. Well, it isstarting to rain and ENW is off to meet their friends at a small yakitori to enjoy our last night in Osaka.

Q&A
1 | What is the name of the emperor?

______________________

2 | How many Mozu Tombs were built?

______________________

3 | Where is ENW going after the tomb?

______________________

4 | How long did the Great Pyramid take to build?

______________________

5 | How far is the viewing platform from the station?

______________________

[7]Part 4 | Post Listening / Reading

Writing

ENW 440Which One?

Writing
Which as your favourite OSAKA location? Write as many reasons!
Research the city and find TWO more locations you would like to visit.
Write about your choices and explain why you chose them!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

And finally…

Did you Know..?

(R) Firstly, the world's first capsule hotel was opened there in 1979. (S) The Capsule Inn was
located in the Umeda district of the city and was designed by Kisho Kurokawa. (T) He liked the idea
so much that he copied it and was also the founder of the Genroku Zushi restaurant chain.
(U) Another first from Osaka is the rotating sushi conveyor belt! (V) Yoshiaki Shiraishi, a sushi chef,
was experiencing a shortage of workers one day when he went to a beer factory and saw theconveyor belt. (W) So, Osaka the home of capsules, sushi belts and noodles! (X) That Osaka is home
to a few world ‘firsts’! (Y) Momofuku Ando’s company — Nissin, created chicken noodle in 1958, it
became such a success that he started to export worldwide form 1971! (Z) Finally, Osaka is also thebirthplace of the man who created the instant noodle! ______________________

[8]Extra | Video Links

Sapporo Locations

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Video

1 | Umeda Sky Tower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7cjv-kju5c[04:53]

The World’s Highest Escalator

2 | Mizuno Restaurant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14wbR_JVeYMichelin Star Okonomiyaki[08:07]

3 | Osaka Castle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osrBXDIFYKUThe Best Castle in Japan..?

[02:37]

4 | Mozu Tombs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkUIMRTEe-k
The Mystery of the Tomb

[6:11]

Osaka Extra 1 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGXdb1azOcQOsaka in the 1970s[03:00]

Osaka Extra 2 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD3xQX7JSzQ
How to Cook Kansai Okonomiyaki[09:05]

Osaka Extra 3 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9IKw423ozM
Emperor Nintoku[01:35]

Osaka Extra 4 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPwuf7q35VM
Dotonbori[20:11][9]ANSWERS(C)

ENW 440

Warm Up 1
Is the flag of OSAKA

Warm Up 3 | Czechia Cities by Size
1: Shinano / 2: Tone / 3: Ishikari / 4: Teshio /5: Kitami / 6: Abukumu / 7: Kiso / 8: Mogami

Pre - Listening 1
1: C / 2: F / 3: B / 4: E / 5: A / 6: D

Pre - Listening 2 | Quiz
1: B / 2: C / 3: C / 4: A / 5: B / 6: A / 7: C / 8: B / 9: C

Location 1 | Umeda Sky Tower
Yes or No?
Q&A

A: YES
B: NO
C: YES
1: 173m 2: Pete & Ed. 3: ¥1,700 4: 20 5: Midget
A Floating Garden in the Sky!

Good morning podcasters and welcome to the first ENW of 2022! We hope that you had a great New Year andmanaged to celebrate with your friends and family. We are currently not celebrating, as you find ENW 35 floors above
Osaka City as we are about to ride the highest escalator in the world! This is our first afternoon in Osaka after we arrived
a few hours ago with two friends from Hiroshima — Pete and Ed. Long time podcasters will know that ENW is not that
comfortable being very high up…but we take a big breath and step onto the escalator…
We have made it to the 39th floor! The escalator is built between two transparent tubes around 160 metres from terranova. Called an ‘aerial escalator’ the ride to the 39th floor takes 67 seconds and the view from the small shop over thecity is breathtaking. For an extra ¥1,700 visitors can ascend to the 40th and top floor, open roof terrace that allows
people a 173-metre, 360 degree panoramic view. Although, it can get quite windy so hang on to your hats!
You now find ENW underneath the Umeda Sky Building as we have managed to safely descend in the glass lift. ENW
can confirm that one of our party closed their eyes the whole way down! It wasn’t ENW…maybe. In the basement of thebuilding is a Takimikoji, a retro post-war style Japanese alley made up of 20 small shops and restaurants. It even includes
a police box, working water pump and a 1959 3-wheel Daihatsu Midget. Sadly, due to COVID most of the shops areclosed, so we need to head somewhere else for dinner.

Yes or No?
Q&A

Location 2 | Mizuno
A: NO
B: NO
C: YES
1: 2016. 2: 275 Euros. 3: 12 Euros 4: Yoshiko Morikawa. 5: YamaimoyakiMichelin Okonomiyaki

Good afternoon and you find 2 hungry Englishman (ENW / Pete) and one very hungry Irishman (Ed) standing on the
Dotonbori shopping street in central Osaka. We have been waiting for around 25 minutes to enter a small, two-flooredokonomiyaki restaurant called Mizuno — although it is not connected to the sports equipment company! No, this Mizuno
is famous for something else, being just one of 99 Michelin Star rated eateries in the city. And before you ask — how can
ENW afford a Michelin rated restaurant? The answer is…because it is cheap!

Mizuno is an okonomiyaki restaurant that has a variety of the Japanese-styled pancakes that are priced between¥1,300 to ¥1,900. The shop first opened in 1945 and is currently on its third owner — Yoshiko Morikawa. He first
won a Michelin Award in 2016, and is now on a 5-year run of being rated by Michelin.
The restaurants 2 signature dishes are Mizunoyaki and Yamaimoyaki. The first is made from pork, octopus or oysters
and yam, whilst the latter uses yam, pork, mochi and noodles. None of the dishes uses flour, so the food is light anda little sweet! ENW has chosen Yamaimoyaki, which is priced at just €12! The last time we were in a Michelin rated
restaurant in Paris, we paid €275! OK, we are about to enter…

Location 3 | Osaka Castle
Yes or No?
Q&A

A: NO
B: YES
C: YES
1: 1970. 2: Mainichi. 3: Metal Alloy. 4: Liverpool FC shirt. 5: Shinsabashi
6970(C) Welcome to Day 2 of ENWs trip to the eastern Japanese city of Osaka. (A) This morning you find ENW
and their two friends — Peter and Ed — at one of the city’s most iconic buildings, the castle. (D) Although thatis not the main reason the three of us have wandered over from our hotels in Shinsaibashi. (B) No, we havecome to find our more about the time-capsule that was buried in front of the castle 52 years ago in 1970!
(D) The Osaka Expo 1970 was the first World Fair to be held in Japan and part of the commemoration was theburying of a time-capsule. (C) Organised by Mainichi Newspapers and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., 2 time
capsules were built. (B) Each consisted of two 1-meter diameter, 2 tons capsules, made from a special metal alloy.
(A) Inside was placed 2,098 objects chosen to represent the 20th Century and voted for by the general public.

(B) The main time capsule is aimed to be opened in 6970 — 5,000 years after it was first buried. (C) The othertime capsule is planned to be opened in the first year of every century, so has already been opened once in
2000. (A) When ENW asked their friends what they would put in a time capsule, Pete replied ‘Liverpool FC
shirt (no!) and Ed wanted a guitar inside. (D) As for ENW, well, maybe an English podcast..?

Location 4 |Mozu Tombs
Yes or No?
Q&A

A: YES
B: NO
C: NO
1: Nintoku 2: 20,000 3: Yakitori 4: 20 years 5: 500 metres
A Keyhole to the Past

Our final location on ENWs excursion to Osaka takes us to a 1: UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the mostimportant historical tombs in Japan. The Mozu Tombs were built between the 3rd and 6th centuries and are monuments tosome of the most powerful people of that time, including Emperors. During those 400 years around 20,000 2: Mozu
Tombs were built, but the most famous, and biggest is the one ENW has come to visit today — the Daisenryō kofun.
The Daisenryō kofun, or Great Immortal Tomb Mausoleum, is believed to be the burial site of the Emperor Nintoku who
was the 3: 257th Japanese emperor who died in 399. His tomb is 486m long with a mound 35m high which is twice aslong as the base of the Great Pyramid in 4: Giza. Chronicles explain that the tomb took 2,000 men working daily for 16
years to complete the emperor’s 5: mausoleum. In comparison, the Great Pyramid took 20 years and 100,000 men tocomplete!
Unfortunately it is impossible to cross the moat that completely surrounds the tomb and visit the mausoleum island. The
site is part of the 6: Imperial Household Agency and the only way to see the mausoleum is from a viewing platform 500m
from Mozu Station. One positive about the lack of human involvement is that the moat and tomb provide a 7: sanctuary
for waterbirds, fish and other wildlife. Well, it is starting to rain and ENW is off to meet their friends a small yakitori toenjoy our last night in Osaka.

And Finally…
X/R/S/U/V/T/Z/Y/W

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