How Osaka became Japan's food capital

It's rare for most countries to have a single location be so influential to their entire cuisine. But in the case of Japan, one city has defined the basic modern flavor of Japanese food: Osaka. Today, I traveled to Osaka and around the Kansai Region, and figure out why so many Japanese dishes are from here. Subscribe for more videos in the future: https://bit.ly/3Jz0f2c SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter -   / itsmatthewli   Instagram -   / randomchino   Credits: Producer - Matthew Li Production Assistant - Mana Chuabang Script Supervisor - Russell Medcalf Special thanks: Louis Govier Yusef Iqbal Yeevonne Lim Kanthika Ekarintrakul Dylan Payne Brandon Goddard SOURCES: Osaka Info - https://tinyurl.com/974ua2f3 Osaka Info - https://tinyurl.com/5dwcnyt7 Google Arts & Culture - https://tinyurl.com/47ce699u Okayama Food - https://tinyurl.com/nxnmw68a Matcha JP - https://tinyurl.com/twrbe6a4 Zentis - https://tinyurl.com/3ne5njnw Timestamps: 0:00 - What makes Osaka so special? 1:16 - I went to the first Takoyaki shop 2:03 - The history of okonomiyaki 2:53 - Osaka's unique culture 3:29 - The history of instant ramen 4:11 - The history of conveyor belt sushi 4:50 - The history of Japanese tea culture 5:35 - The history of dashi and the scope of Osaka's influence on Japanese food 6:20 - Why Osaka is so important 7:35 - Visiting Kyoto 9:00 - Why Osaka dominates Japanese food