Transportation Streetcars of Osaka Bonson Lam Whether you are taking tea with the famed housewives of Sakai, or coming experiencing a sword into plowshare moment at the Bi...
Culture Sharp like a Knife Alena Eckelmann Knives hand-crafted in Sakai are the perfect gift from Japan that will bring the receiver long-lasting satisfaction whenever ...
Food Minoya Wagashi Bonson Lam Wagashi is as synomous to Sakai, as the first harvest of gyochoro tea is to Uji or Shizouka. While these sweets were original...
Culture Mucha and America 2020-2021 Kim A special exhibition at the Sakai City Cultural Center looks at the works of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, particularly in rel...
Culture Sumiyoshi Taisha Grand Shrine Gary Luscombe The largest and most important Shrine in Osaka. Sumiyoshi taisha hosts some of the oldest and most spectacular festivals in t...
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...
Food Haruki Tea House Bonson Lam This eatery between Osaka and Kansai Airport is exactly what you expect middle class Japan to be like. A delight of dining he...
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...
Activities Osaka Expo 2025 Liz Ong Japan has hosted two historical World Expos - Expo 1970 in Osaka and Expo 2005 in Aichi - and will be hosting a third World E...
Accommodation APA Villa Hotel Tanimachi 4-Chome Peter Sidell Close to Osaka Castle in Japan's third biggest city, this hotel is modern, comfortable and affordable.
