Culture Tako-jinja Gary Luscombe Tako-jinja is a small shrine in southern Osaka close to the birthplace of Takamuko-no-Kuromaro. A largely forgotten figure, h...
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...
Culture Flower Expo Memorial Park Joe Robinson Flower Expo Memorial Park is a strange place, somewhere between conventional park and maintained display gardens. Some of th...
Culture Koinobori Festa 1000 2024 Victoria Kamila On May 5th, cities and villages throughout hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, a day ...
Culture Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum Vicky Amin Experience the world of kabuki through the delicate patterns of woodblock prints at Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum in Osaka
11 Culture The Historical Hozenji Temple Erika Arceo Along a narrow, stone-paved alley next to Dotombori is a unique Osaka temple with a beautiful and mysterious moss-covered Bud...
Culture Stumbling Upon the Japan Mint Connor Lappin Going inside one of Osaka's most underrated and under visited museums - the Japan Mint.
Culture Good Coffee Fest @ Hanshin 2024 Kim The Good Coffee Fest is an event that introduces some of Japan's best coffee shops in person, with a variety of brews on offe...
Culture Miyoshi Nagayoshi Warrior Parade 2025 Kim Miyoshi Nagayoshi was a prominent Japanese samurai and military strategist who once ruled over seven provinces of the modern-...
Culture Tsuyu no Tenjinja Shrine Vicky Amin Worship gods, trace back history, and pray for a better relationship, all in the same shrine.in Osak
