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Ceramics and Pottery shrine in Chuo
Ikasuri Jinja is a short walk from Semba Center Building in Chuo Ward. After entering, you can notice their summer hydrangeas and...
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Stadium of Dreams: Visiting the Panasonic Stadium Suita
This past summer, I had the pleasure of visiting the home stadium of one of Osaka’s best-known sports teams. Here’s the kicker though: the...
Osaka Park Life: Kyuhoji Green Space
Kyuhoji Ryokuchi Green Space is one of the four largest green spaces in Osaka. Located in Yao, the park contains flower gardens, a pond,...
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Osaka Amazing Pass: Your Gateway to Osaka
Today many cities across Japan have discount schemes. However few have the range, the variety or the value for money of the Osaka Amazing...
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Expo Woes Grow Further: This Week in Osaka November 24th to...
Each week, here at Osaka.com, we bring you a selection of some of the top stories about Osaka making the local and national news...
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Fish On! Osaka’s Top 10 Beginner-Friendly Fishing Spots
Introduction
ORIGINALLY, THE GREAT CITY AND REGION WE KNOW AS Osaka was not always known by this name. Long before, she was in fact the...
Stadium of Dreams: Visiting the Panasonic Stadium Suita
This past summer, I had the pleasure of visiting the home stadium of one of Osaka’s best-known sports teams. Here’s the kicker though: the...
Pachimon Wars – Osaka’s bootleg Star Wars bar
A New Hope
When I heard there was a Star Wars-themed bar in Osaka, I reacted as a true Star Wars fan - both gleefully...
Off The Beaten Track in Rural Osaka
Exploring unknown rural parts of Osaka is a particular passion of mine and often these places are literally so far off the beaten track...
Seeing Osaka through my lens and another writer’s eyes
I had visited Osaka several times before, stopping for the requisite selfie at Dotonbori in front of the Glico running man, and fighting through...
Visiting a café and second-hand clothes store in Nakazakicho
Osaka's Nakazakicho is very similar to Tokyo's Kanda Old Town in that it is a neighborhood that exudes a sense of culture. Often, Nakazakicho...
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Top 5 Luxury Hotels in Osaka
Osaka has long been considered a must-visit in Japan for first-time travelers and repeat visitors alike, and for good reason. The vibrant city is...
Kawachinagano – A Hidden Side of Osaka
The city of Kawachinagano, in the far south of Osaka Prefecture, sits among the hills that mark the border with the neighboring prefectures of...