Osaka

Japanese prefectural governor wants  foreign tourists to pay special extra fee

Osaka governor wants foreign tourists to pay extra, but who is “foreign?”

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Need a taste of spring before the cherry blossoms? Try this Osaka park with over 500,000 flowers

Harvest Hill has you covered with spring this year! 

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Japanese university globalizes with fall start date, governor wants English as official language

Says Japan will “continue to decline” without greater globalization.

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The best Osaka souvenir is Okonomiyaki Senbei, and here’s why

No need to waste time shopping for souvenirs — this is the one thing you need to buy when in Osaka. 

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Weird Japanese gacha lucky dip vending machine gives us more than we bargained for

You never know what might happen when you play with the gacha gods. 

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This illumination is Osaka’s biggest with moving mammoths, lit-up seesaws, and lights everywhere

The perfect place to spend a winter’s night!

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Osaka hotel has amazing all-you-can-eat takoyaki and kushikatsu breakfast buffet

Start the day with a street food buffet!

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Our Tokyo reporter sees how Osaka is getting ready for the 2025 Expo

“It’s the Expo alright.”

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba VR roller coaster ride and more return to USJ early next year

Missed the AR attraction the first time around? Now you’ll have another chance to “Set your heart ablaze”!

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One-of-a-kind Osaka-themed Uniqlo Shinsaibashi opens

You’ve never seen a Uniqlo quite like this.

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Japanese foundation tests mobile meditation truck in Osaka city with promising results

Don’t worry, the zen will come to you.

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Japanese city gets its very own Starbucks Frappuccino for a limited time

Limited-edition drink celebrates milestone anniversary in style, with a nod to the local dialect. 

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Eat at a kotatsu while enjoying the view from Osaka’s Harukas 300 Observatory this winter

Enjoy your choice of two of Japan’s favorite hotpot dishes from the toastiest seats ever on top of the second-tallest building in Japan.

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Inventor of the punch perm awarded Medal of Honor

Osakan inventor attributes idea to those damn long-haired Beatles.

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Pizza Hut campaigns to become an Osakan konamon food

Just because it is, doesn’t mean it is.

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Sweet Japanese couple serve jumbo parfaits at hidden underground joint in Osaka

Desserts as sweet as the couple who makes them.

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Do people in Osaka really eat crunchy fried noodles with curry? We ask a local, then try it out

This is something we’ve never heard of–but not something we’re opposed to trying!

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Unusual curved escalators are the crowning jewel of this shopping mall in Osaka

Join us for a ride on two of the world’s most unique escalators.

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Visit a pepper-packed tribute to spiciness tucked away in an Osaka food court

It might not be the spiciest food, but it’s the most spicy-loving food.

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The story behind “the most hopeful ramen bar in the world”

 Solving the mystery of the “world’s most hectic noodles” from Human Beings Everybody Noodles. 

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