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Pro
Good travel base, excellent public transport, bustling nightlife, down to earth locals.
Con
Lack of open spaces and greenery in the city
In a nutshell
Experience a more laid back city than Tokyo
26 Reviews in japanese that ture but still loads for fun for those who have never been to universal stuido of usa. just access the site of universal sutio and you will understand everthing , it is a very elaborative site. go exatcly 9, when it starts opening and run for the famous rides to finish it early. i...
62 Reviews Visit the Castle... its very interesting. Its a fairly long walk from the Rail Station, but its an interesting walk and the Castle is quite unusual which is why it should be seen. Pity to go all the way there and not see it.
1 Review and 290 Opinions Travelling with my two senior citizen parents, this is the perfect hotel if you are going to move...
15 Reviews This shop commonly is famous for its character figure "Kuidaore Taro" set in front of the shop entrance which appearance shows like typical commedian from kansai region (KAMIGATA). " Taro" is regarded as it has seen good days and bad days of Osaka area itself and its people. And the shop, since...
8 Reviews I've tried lots of Japanese food in my life, but Mangetsu Okonomiyaki has to be one of the BEST I've ever tasted. They have so many delicious original recipes, and one of my hands down favorites, is their Okonomiyaki Original Sauce! This sauce tingles and tantalises your taste buds to the point you...
14 Reviews The energy level amps up one the neon lights turn on at Dotombori. A cross section of Japanese society and visitors converge in this popular area - to dine, drink, window shop, gawk and simply chill out.
9 Reviews I've never been out in Osaka as I prefer to go home and sleep... and if you go out in Osaka you have to spend the night there... no night trains to Kyoto. But everyone says there are plenty of great clubs. ...but here is night view, I took from my old workplace!! :) There is now a guy organizing...
25 Reviews Kansai Thru Pass (Suruttu Kansai magnetic card) is a exzellent Pass if you travel between Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Koyasan, Kobe, Himeji... 2 or 3 day's (don't have to Be consecutive), 3800 and 5000 Yen, private trainlines, subway's, buses and cablecars (not Japan Rail). Get it at the airport (next to...
36 Reviews These vending mashines let you select you ticket only after you put your money in, subway allows you to switch to english, Train only in japanese, but you need only to put in the fare price (somewhere on the Wall is usualy a map witch showes fares from that station). Single tickets from 200 Yen, One...
14 Reviews The area has many shops and restaurants. Some cheap, some expensive, some just downright weird. A good place to go to when the weather is nasty, as everything is covered for blocks. Great place to buy souvenirs if you need to buy something for people at home.
14 Reviews Not much different from other Takashimaya but i always find interesting deals when I go there. This one is particularly big and has good food on the first floor. One thing special to note is that the building it is in is one of the rare one that survived the bombings of the war alongside the nearby...
8 Reviews Our hotel room was included breakfast and when we checked in the receptionist ask if we want to have standard western breakfast or Japanese breakfast? Common, we have "normal" breakfast all over the world, why the hell in Japan I need the same? The choice was obvious and in the next morning excited...
10 Reviews In the streets you will at some places see trees that are lighted at night, that looks quite funny and romantic. It has nothing to do with christmas, because we had been there in March. We had 3 nights in Osaka and each night I made some stroll through the city and always felt perfectely safe.
6 Reviews Umeda Station's underground maze is extremely confusing. It took me a few visits before I could navigate without running in circles. The trick is to follow the signs very carefully, and try to draw a map in your head with some unique landmarks (e.g. station exits, which are numbered). When meeting...
3 Reviews Japan is expensive- bring enough money! The cheapest accomodation you will likely find will be about \4000 pp as there are not many youth hostels and when there are they are not often close, convenient or friendly! Eating out at cheap restaurants such as noodle houses or okonomiyaki is usually as...
4 Reviews u will see travel books introducing this place ** but there is really nothing to see here besides sakura ** ** there are so many such kind of similar castles in japan ** during spring time this place will attracts crowds to come for the sakura there are lots of them around the big garden and...
2 Reviews I always have a tough time with the "American" quarters that you can find in the major city of Asia. It can be interesting if you're not a "Westerner" but otherwise, why would i be amazed to see McDonalds, US street wear and some clothes shops all over...not for me Bring your teenage kids, have a...
16 Reviews We came accidentally to this small garden with a shrine and a cemetery inside and had a look around: Shinko-in Temple A ceremony had started shortly after we came and we were invited to participate. We took off our shoes and sat on small chairs and listened to the singing and praying, before we...
8 Reviews Just three hours from Osaka by Shinkansen, Imabari is a beautiful city on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea. It is the home to beautiful Imabari Castle, one of the most outstanding examples of medieval castles in Japan. This castle is unique in that it is very near the sea in a flat area. Most...
3 Reviews While Kyoto represents the elegant past of Japan, Osaka being a modern city, offers the opposite Japanese experience. Osaka offers the hustling and bustling of a modern city; in fact it is so busy that it is all about making money: Osaka recorded a GDP greater than those of all but 8 countries in...
9 Reviews After a walk up at the observatory, we came down and found this little resting place just beside the building. The little "park" was bloom with some flowers and thought they were nice & pretty so took some photos of it. After seeing lots of cherry blossoms of white & pink flowers, this mix of yellow...
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Living in Osaka - Where does one begin with Osaka? It's the heart of one of the biggest urban agglomerations on earth, yet not many people outside of Japan know much about it. I've been here for more than seven years....
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Q: Hi, I'll be in Osaka for 7 days. What would be the best ticket to get to travel around? I surfed the web but get rather confusing...
A: Depends on where you want to go. If you are wondering about day passes and other regional passes, I doubt it is very useful. If you are wondering about a rechargeable...
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Where does one begin with Osaka? It's the heart of one of the biggest urban agglomerations on earth, yet not many people outside of Japan know much about it. I've been here for more than seven years....
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In Osaka you will find some interesting architecture made by the austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
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Osaka is a big modern city in Japan. The first time we visited Osaka was in 1992. We were going to a motorcycle GP at Suzuka and had a few days to see something of a country we didn´t know anything...
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Yes, it was my first visit to Japan and Osaka in particular. I find the city modern and business-like. I enjoyed the city for sure. Most of the local people are very nice. From the hotel where I...
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Osaka - my home for three and a half years
Osaka may not be the prettiest city in the world, but it's a lively and exciting place, with fantastic connections to some of the most historic cities in Japan. And if you want to get away from it...
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