Osaka, Japan, and the surrounding Kansai region are the country's spiritual heartland. The site of one of the earliest capitals of the country, Osaka remains a vital center for trade and ...

Travel well in Osaka, Koyasan and Nara with our ultimate Japan travel guide! We spent a few incredible days exploring Japan’s Kansai region, unearthing some of the very best things to see, do and eat.

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

Known as Japan’s street-food capital, this lively coastal city is also packed with neighbourhoods for vintage-shopping and bar-hopping. The vibrant streets of central Osaka around Dotonbori Canal are ...

While most tourists flock to Tokyo, Osaka, the country's third-largest city, offers its own unique blend of modern urban life with contemporary architecture and rich historical heritage. Now, the city ...

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 ...

Is it just us or does it feel like a lot of people have visited Japan recently? Or at least, have it on their bucket list? There’s a reason for that. According to figures from Japan’s National Tourism ...

Mugi to Mensuke, in Osaka’s Kita Ward, is wildly popular, with a line of diners snaking out of the door whenever it is serving. Its house-made noodles and perfectly balanced broth have earned it a ...