Culture Magic Mountain in Izumisano Arlene Bastion Inunakisan is a magical, mysterious, mountain, filled with strange statues, and the strong presence of Shugendo practice.
Museums Open-Air Museum of Farmhouses Michelle Montano See ancient farmhouses from across Japan at Hattori Ryokuchi Park's open-air farmhouse museum in Osaka.
10 Museums Osaka Maritime Museum Glass Dome Bonson Lam In 2000 this 70 meter wide glass dome hosted the Osaka Maritime Museum. While this museum closed in 2013, travelers by sea and the..
8 Street & Urban Cherry Blossoms at Haruki Station Bonson Lam The name Haruki literally means "spring tree", being on the Nankai or south sea railway from Osaka to Wakayama and Kansai International..
Culture NAKED × Hirakata City New Chrystanthemum Doll Exhib... Nov 18th - Dec 3rd 2022 Past Event The city of Hirakata in Osaka is known for their chrysanthemum displays in the form of kiku-ningyo (chrysanthemum dolls), and a..
Culture Tako-jinja Gary Luscombe Tako-jinja is a small shrine in southern Osaka close to the birthplace of Takamuko-no-Kuromaro. A largely forgotten figure, he was..
Culture Stumbling Upon the Japan Mint Connor Lappin Going inside one of Osaka's most underrated and under visited museums - the Japan Mint.