Shopping Tempozan Marketplace Bryan Baier With a 112 meter tall Ferris wheel overlooking the whole of Osaka, a unique petting zoo, and indoor dining and Lego theme par...
Culture Ogimachi Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Kim If you're looking for a fun event to celebrate sakura season with a party-like atmosphere, check out the Ogimachi Cherry Blos...
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2016 Bonson Lam The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival was first held in 1703 by the daimyo of Kishiwada city, and it celebrates local culture as wel...
Culture Good Fortune at Naniwa Guillaume Doré Visit seven temples and shrines in Osaka to get good luck and bring a unique keepsake from Japan
Activities Old Tiger On Shikoku Henro Arlene Bastion A day in Osaka, stores, history, then bus ride to Tokushima, the start of the Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage.
Food Shu'n Wine and Dine Swissotel Namba Bonson Lam Onkochishin is a philosophy that I often associate with the chefs of Osaka. Confucius explains, “Exploring the old and deduci...
6 Culture Osaka's Umeda Sky Building Fiona Yoshitake Alongside the Parthenon, the Taj Mahal and Sagrada Familia, Osaka’s Sky Building was nominated in 2008 as one of The Times’ T...
Accommodation Cat Spa & Ryokan: Neko-Yokujo & Neko-Hatago Shinobu Ishikawa Located in Osaka, Neko-Yokujo and Neko-Hatago is a cat cafe and dormitory-style inn designed for cat rescue. The cafe and inn...
Food Uemachi Japanese Restaurant Bonson Lam It is said that we first eat with our eyes, and the appetisers served in three round closhes resembling Temari, a handcrafted...
Activities Orix Buffaloes Game at Kyocera Dome Todd Wojnowski Enjoy Japanese baseball in Osaka's Kyocera Dome with the Orix Buffaloes.