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Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka) is Japan's second largest metropolitan area after Tokyo. It has been the economic powerhouse of the Kansai Region for many centuries. Osaka was formerly known as Naniwa. Before the Nara Period, when ...
Osaka has several world class shopping districts and miles of shopping arcades, malls and streets. Osaka's shopping combines upscale, brand name and designer goods with inexpensive thrift shops and discount chains. Th...
Visitor guide for Osaka's Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's top three festivals, involving a land procession (rikutogyo) and a sea procession (funatogyo).
Asahi is one of Japan's top four beer producers and has its roots in Osaka. Its most well-known and internationally recognized product is Asahi Super Dry, a very light, crisp lager, which was launched in 1987. The Sui...
Visitor guide for Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka, one of the oldest shrines in Japan and the most important of all Sumiyoshi shrines.
Visitor guide for Minoo Park, a forested valley with waterfall just outside of central Osaka.
Osaka InterContinental Hotel is a 10-minute drive from Osaka Castle and a 20-minute drive from Universal Studios Japan. Shin Osaka Station and Namba Station are both a 15-minute train ride away. Kansai International A...
The city of Osaka is served by over seven different railway and subway companies. Most relevant to foreign visitors of Osaka are the subway lines and the lines operated by JR West. The lines operated by the other priv...
Suggested walks, itineraries and schedules for Osaka.Osaka is an eclectic city, and this itinerary focuses on that by taking in some of the best of the city's different kinds of attractions. Starting on Tenjinbashi-su...
Grand Front Osaka (グランフロント大阪) is a large commercial complex north of JR Osaka Station in the Umeda district that was opened in 2013. It consists of a wide variety of shops and restaurants, an Intercontinental hotel, o...
