Festivals Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Saskia Gilmour The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 year..
Culture Yodogawa Fireworks Festival Jeannie Gan Firework (hanabi) viewing at Yodogawa River with half a million people. One of top ten ways to spend your summer in Osaka.
Street & Urban Midosuji and Hikari Illuminations Bonson Lam Osaka Hikari Renaissance is a series of light up and festival events taking place in Fall and Winter each year. In 2018 the festival..
Historical Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout..
Culture Sakai Knife in the Making Alena Eckelmann There are 75 families members of the Sakai blade-making guild. Their workshops are located in a local neighborhood in the “old..
7 Historical Mystic Night Views of Osaka Castle Manish Prabhune Osaka Castle has always been in the shadow of another highly recommended castle, famous for its architectural beauty, Himeji Castle...
9 Culture Osaka Castle Gardens Gloria Ticconi Osaka Castle was built more than 400 years ago, when the military commander Hideyoshi Toyotomi completed the military unification..
Culture Sake Tasting at Shimada Shoten Jeannie Gan At the ordinary-looking Shimada Shoten you can try an extraordinary variety of quality sake from all around Japan.