⚠️ Collecting Physical Tickets at Kinosaki Station:
• Same process: VISA ending 6613 + pickup code: 3542
• JR West Res #43404, Green Car 3A/3B. Arrive early — small station
Boarding Kounotori 12:
• Departing 9:33 AM → arriving 12:23 PM. Direct (no transfer at Fukuchiyama). ~2h50m
Osaka Station → Swissotel Nankai (Namba):
• Kounotori terminates at Osaka Station (Umeda), NOT Namba
• Find Osaka Metro Midosuji Line (red, connected underground)
• Take south → Namba (~10 min: Umeda → Shinsaibashi → Namba)
• At Namba: follow signs to Nankai Namba Station
• Swissotel lobby on 6th floor — take elevator from North Exit area
Dotonbori crawl: Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki Mizuno, Kushikatsu Daruma, Rikuro's Cheesecake, Teppan Jinja.
Shinsekai retro district. Dotonbori neon after dark.
Swissotel: elevator from subway, zero stairs. Dotonbori: flat canal-side walkways. All food at street level.