This area is regarded as the slums in Osaka.

But still has more to offer than Eastwood.

The story is that after the world fair in 1970, with over 60 million visitors, the area became infested with drugs, junkies and Yakuza.

The party hangover which lasted 40 years.

In the excitement and rush to produce the necessary infrastructure and facilities for the fair - nails were left out, bricks were made of cardboard and workers were left unpaid.

Just up ahead are the most homeless people I’ve seen congregated together in Japan. Three.

Japan does not have the best record of looking after its left fortunate. Not really part of the culture.

But cleanliness and sanitation are.

Despite one of the biggest economies in the world – driven by the demand for the over-packaging of consumer products- there is never a scrap of paper or plastic to be found on the ground.

The streets are cleaner than my apartment.