Osaka

The city of Osaka in the Kansai region

Cycling in Osaka: The People’s City on Two Wheels

By Andrew / July 7, 2026

Home Cycling in Osaka: The People’s City on Two Wheels Osaka does not stand on ceremony, and neither does its

By Andrew / July 4, 2026

Home Where to stay in Osaka Osaka wears its heart on its sleeve — a loud, warm, food-obsessed city that

By Andrew / July 3, 2026

Home Umeda Sky Building Umeda Sky Building at a glance Best forThe Floating Garden Observatory & rooftop city views Time

By Andrew / July 3, 2026

Home shinsekai-tsutenkaku Shinsekai & Tsūtenkaku at a glance Best forRetro Osaka, the Tsūtenkaku tower & kushikatsu Time needed1–2 hours Getting

By Andrew / July 3, 2026

Home Kuromon Ichiba Market Kuromon Ichiba is a covered market street about six hundred metres long, running north from near

By Andrew / July 3, 2026

Home Osaka Castle Rising above its broad moats and massive stone walls, Osaka Castle is the city’s great historical landmark

By Andrew / July 3, 2026

Home Dōtonbori Dōtonbori is the canal-side strip that most people picture when they picture Osaka: a black ribbon of water,

By Andrew / June 22, 2026

Home Osaka Neon Nights, Aromatic Streets If Kyoto is Japan’s refined cultural soul, Osaka is its big, brash, warm-hearted stomach.