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Osaka Insider
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Sightseeing and living guide from a bilingual expatriate living in Osaka City.
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The Escalator Conundrum: Osaka Right, Tokyo Left
If you have visited Japan, perhaps you have noticed that people tend to pay attention to where they stand on an escalator: one side is for standing, one side is for walking. Now, if you live in Japan, you’ve surely figured out which side to sta...
Bar Zerro
Bar Zerro (map here) is a sure place to go on a Saturday night (or Friday, if it’s late enough) to find drunken fun in Osaka’s Minami district. It advertises itself as falling somewhere between a bar and club, but I would call it more of ...
Naniwa: Ancient Capital of Japan, Roots of Modern Osaka
Naniwa-no-miya Remains, with the NHK building and Osaka Museum of History in the background Long before the city of Osaka existed, there was an imperial capital called Naniwa. It first served as the seat of the emperor and his grand palace in 645, an...
Exploring Kansai: Day Trips from Osaka
Giant Buddha at Todaiji Temple, Nara So far I’ve spent a lot of time talking about what there is to do in Osaka, but this time I want to give a quick overview of places that can be visited as day trips from Osaka. It is, in fact, the perfect city...
Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Aiport (KIX) is the second most important airport in Japan (after Narita in Tokyo) and the main airline hub for the Kansai area, which includes Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Wakayama, and many other large cities. KIX is located on an artif...
Recommended Ramen in Osaka
Here are a few of my favorite ramen shops* in Osaka. It is very hard to make recommendations for this sort of food in Osaka, as the city seems to be overflowing with mind-blowingly delicious options, but here’s what I’ve come up with. So...
