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 ...

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

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 ...

It’s taken some time but Osaka, gateway to Japan’s Kansai region, has moved well out of Tokyo’s long shadow. Today, Japan’s third-largest city is one of Asia’s top urban travel destinations and ...

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 ...

We have put together a Japan travel guide to assist you in planning your vacation to Japan. In this best places in Japan travel guide we show you the top attractions. This Japan travel video goes ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...