Ease of getting around can make a big difference to any visitor’s trip to Osaka, with its numerous attractions and cheap, tasty eats. As the Osaka Amazing Pass offers unlimited subway and bus rides, ...

One of the world’s most trusted food authorities, the Michelin Guide recently released its 2025 edition for Kyoto and Osaka, featuring an unprecedented 469 restaurant recommendations. This includes ...

The third-largest city in Japan offers a bewildering array of fascinations. In partnership with Japan National Tourism Organization, we speak to an expat who’s made the metropolis his home. When ...

Whereas Tokyo is a city of politics and restraint, Osaka embraces excess with a “work hard and play harder” attitude. The city is a place to be entertained, its citizens reveling in the joy of eating ...

As we reported earlier, Osaka had a star-studded night at the Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026 ceremony on April 23. The city saw one new two-star restaurant, four new one-star restaurants, nine new ...

Hyperactive Osaka is a hard-working, progressive, fun-loving city whose shopping, dining and street life provides a heady counterpoint to Japan’s cultural sights. Some cruises do start or finish in ...

A two-and-a-half-hour Shinkansen ride from Tokyo’s glittering skyline lies Osaka. Japan’s second-largest city boasts a profusion of historical sights and modern-day attractions for every sort of ...

It’s early afternoon, and Sake no Ana is nearly full. Customers hunker down at the bar, sipping sake, highballs, shochu, and glasses of beer. They’re mostly men in their 60s, or older, unified by a ...

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Whereas Tokyo is a city of politics and restraint, Osaka embraces excess with a “work hard and play harder” attitude. The city is a place to be entertained, its citizens reveling in the joy of eating ...