Culture Otaue Rice Planting Festival Mandy Bartok Japan reaffirms its deep connections with its staple crop at the annual Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival in Osaka on J...
Nightlife Fire bomBAR, Osaka City Mary Kawai Fire bomBAR is a bar operated by a fan of the anime Macross in #Osaka
6 Culture Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka Bonson Lam At the Osaka Museum of Oriental Ceramics, china from around the world comes to life in its thought provoking exhibits.
Accommodation Tennoji Miyako Hotel Osaka Bonson Lam In the midst of the modern face of Tennoji is Miyako Hotel, part of the Miyako group which has sister hotels in the parklands...
7 Activities Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium Anonymous Kaiyukan is one of the largest aquariums in the world and a great destination for a rainy day.
Culture Osaka Museum of History Dmitry Rakin Covering the period from the first settlements in Yamato to Osaka’s birth as one of the commercial centers, this museum shows...
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Hall Mary Kawai An interactive museum celebrating the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri.
Transportation The Osaka Municipal Subway System Ash Osaka boasts an affordable and effective subway network that, like everything train-related in Japan, runs exactly on time an...
Activities Osaka Housing Museum Erin Fitzgerald Osaka Housing Museum is an interactive slice of old Osaka life. Pre-war Osaka becomes an interactive, life- size dollhouse th...
Culture Hozenji Temple in Osaka Abueng Bernard Hozenji Temple is an oasis of calm offering a brief respite from the excitement of Dotombori