OSAKA, JAPAN: In this Osaka travel guide we show you the best things to do in Osaka. These tourist activities include going ...

Explore the best things to do in Japan with this travel guide covering Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. From anime attractions and cherry blossoms to food, culture, and nightlife, discover must-visit ...

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 ...

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 ...

Home to Japan's oldest Shinto shrines and its most famous castle, Osaka is also a major financial centre with modern architecture and lively nightlife. What's good about it: Osaka is Japan's ...

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 ...

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 ...

OSAKA—For the first time in six years, the Kyoto-Osaka area gained a new top-rated, three-star Michelin restaurant.

Osaka is often dubbed Japan’s “second city” and is unlikely ever to be number one. It lacks Tokyo’s distinguished position as Japan’s capital city, and Osaka’s population of 2.7 million inhabitants ...