Food Menya Teru Ramen Christie Petrakopoulou Menya Teru: Inexpensive, tasty ramen chain in Osaka that uses only natural ingredients
Culture National Bunraku Theater Christie Petrakopoulou Visit the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka and discover Japan's traditional performing arts.
12 Ancient Shitennoji Temple in Osaka Hannah Sy Established in the Seventh century by Prince Shotoku, Shitennoji is Japan's first and oldest officially administered Buddhist...
7 Blossoming Flowers of Daruma Temple Masayoshi Hirose At the Lucky Daruma Temple, it is possible to enjoy flowers year round.
Kaiyukan Aquarium Vertigo Connie Ng The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan by Osaka Bay is a local favorite. With a central tank that extends vertically connecting the uppe...
Food Words Cafe Osaka Saskia Gilmour Words Cafe is hip an upbeat cafe serving "Damn Good Coffee". Right next door to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and JR Osakatenmangu St...
Culture Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout J...
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2026 Saskia Gilmour The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 yea...
Activities Osaka NHK Broadcasting Center Noro Randria Osaka's NHK Broadcasting Center is partly open to the public. Visitors can learn more about their favorite TV series and catc...
7 Osaka's Koyoshi Sushi Karen Zheng Somewhere in downtown Osaka, Umeda, the 50-year old Koyoshi serves excellent sushi that would literally make one’s tastebuds ...
