Ease of getting around can make a big difference to any visitor’s trip to Osaka, with its numerous attractions and cheap, tasty eats. As the Osaka Amazing Pass offers unlimited subway and bus rides, ...

Osaka is packed with history—Osaka Castle, endless shrines, and temples that make it onto just about every travel guide. And look, if it’s your first time in Japan, those are definitely worth seeing.

One of the world’s most trusted food authorities, the Michelin Guide recently released its 2025 edition for Kyoto and Osaka, featuring an unprecedented 469 restaurant recommendations. This includes ...

The third-largest city in Japan offers a bewildering array of fascinations. In partnership with Japan National Tourism Organization, we speak to an expat who’s made the metropolis his home. When ...

Osaka Castle, a staple tourist attraction in the Japanese city, attracts more than 2.5 million visitors every year. Osaka Castle Park is also home to a number of important cultural properties and is a ...

As we reported earlier, Osaka had a star-studded night at the Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026 ceremony on April 23. The city saw one new two-star restaurant, four new one-star restaurants, nine new ...

Known as Japan’s street-food capital, this lively coastal city is also packed with neighbourhoods for vintage-shopping and bar-hopping. The vibrant streets of central Osaka around Dotonbori Canal are ...

It’s early afternoon, and Sake no Ana is nearly full. Customers hunker down at the bar, sipping sake, highballs, shochu, and glasses of beer. They’re mostly men in their 60s, or older, unified by a ...