Osaka Features

Osaka Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Osaka
  

  The World of Tomorrow: Dotombori buzzes with energy in the heart of Osaka's frenzied neonscape. Domestic robots and space shuttle parts bring... read more

• Department Stores
  

  All major Japanese depato (department stores) are represented in Osaka. Hankyu is headquartered here. They're open 10-7, but usually close one... read more

• On the Menu
  

  Osakans are passionate about food. Osakans coined the word kuidaore—to eat until you drop. They expect restaurants to use the freshest... read more

• Venice of the East
  

  When Tokyo was but a fishing village and Kyoto a mountain hamlet, big things were happening in Osaka. The Osaka-Nara region was the center of... read more