22 Culture Modern Osaka Elena Lisina Many buildings of Northern Osaka look futuristic, such as the Kansai TV and the Umeda Sky Building with its ‘Floating Garden”...
10 Culture Hidden Backstreets of Osaka Robert Kodama Go for a walk down the hidden streets of Osaka to get a taste of local communities.
11 Culture Osaka Science Museum Gloria Ticconi Osaka Science Museum, an immersion into science experiments
8 Culture Namba Yasaka Shrine, Osaka Gloria Ticconi Yasaka Shrine is a nice surprise, hidden in a busy metropolis like Osaka. It's an unusual shrine, maybe not easy to find with...
9 Culture Osaka Castle Gardens Gloria Ticconi Osaka Castle was built more than 400 years ago, when the military commander Hideyoshi Toyotomi completed the military unifica...
Culture Shitennoji Temple in Osaka Connor Lappin Get out of the bustle and the chaos of Tennoji and explore one of Japan's oldest temples and its lasting symbol of Buddhism -...
Culture Escaping the Bustle of Osaka Connor Lappin Exploring the surrounding area of Osaka in Ikeda City and getting off the beaten track
20 Culture Birdseye View of Osaka Elena Lisina Umeda Sky Building has an interesting design and suggests a grand view of Osaka from its Floating Garden Observatory.
Culture Sumiyoshi Taisha of Osaka Elena Lisina Sumiyoshi Taisha of Osaka is a very popular place to visit for special occasions like Hatsumode (first visit to a shrine on N...
15 Culture Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine: Tragic Romance Joe Robinson A romantic shrine with a dark backstory, visited for blessings on relationships and fertility. For such a popular urban shri...