Culture Otaue Rice Planting Festival 2026 Sunday - Jun 14th Japan reaffirms its deep connections with its staple crop at the annual Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival in Osaka on June..
15 Culture Osaka's Korea Town Anonymous Just outside Tsuruhashi station are the kimchi scented streets of Korea Town. Lining Tsuruhashi’s main street are shops sellin..
Culture Sumiyoshi Taisha Grand Shrine Gary Luscombe The largest and most important Shrine in Osaka. Sumiyoshi taisha hosts some of the oldest and most spectacular festivals in the..
12 Street & Urban Floating Garden Observatory, Osaka Jessica A Paje The Umeda Sky Building is home to the Floating Garden Observatory at 173 meters high. Its innovative, 360-degree design offers..
Culture Sumiyoshi Taisha 5 (1Review) Sumiyoshi Taisha, also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is one of the most famous shrines in Osaka and one of the oldest in Japan. During hatsumode, the..
Culture National Bunraku Theater Osaka Osaka has been the capital of Bunraku, the traditional Japanese puppet theater, for many centuries. The National Bunraku Theater is a two-hall and e..
Culture The UNESCO Mozu-Furuichi Tombs Serena Ogawa The Mozu-Furuichi tombs of Osaka Prefecture became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019! It's a great place to get in touch..
Culture Amami Village Gary Luscombe A guide to the often overlooked villages of southern Osaka. An abundance of nature and history among the mountains where Osaka,..