"Osaka" - is full of flavors, please visit and feel it with all your senses

Unique culture and Kansai accent make Osaka a distinctive city. Information provided by the media can't tell enough about how fascinating the city is. As a Kyoto's neighbor, Osaka has thrived as a center of economy and distribution channel. Fusion of history, tradition and modernization creates deep rooted culture and interesting features. Eating, sightseeing, playing - everything makes your trip worthwhile.

Osaka Castle, Universal Studios Japan - A city evolving with the history

Osaka, also known as "Naniwa", has many different aspects. There is a wide variety of tourist sites including cultural properties such asOsaka Castle and Shitennoji Temple and modern leisure venues such as Universal Studio Japan.

Osaka is a energetic town with vibrant culture. It is attracting attention with many forms of entertainment, traditional and modern, such as Kabuki, Kamigata-rakugo, Manzai and Owarai.

Viewing, Buying and Eating - Osaka satisfies your appetite

Osaka's food culture is described as "Kuidaore", which literally means "eat until you drop" or "stuff yourself until you can't eat any more". Osaka's special is the "grade B cuisine", the taste of the downtown. Local foods such as Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) , Okonomiyaki (thin pancake made of diced cabbage, sliced meat, seafood, etc.) , Guts dishes (knows as "hormone") , Kushi-katsu (skewed meat, seafood and vegetables breaded and deep-fried) are as popular as the authentic Japanese cuisine such as Fugu (a kind of blowfish) , Kaiseki (artistic Japanese cuisine) and Syabu Syabu (paper-thin sliced meat or fish dipped into boiling broth and poached to desired doneness) . New shopping spots such as flagship shops and outlet malls are opening one after another in addition to fine old local shopping arcades: Shinsaibashi-suji, Tenjinbashi-suji and Sennichimae Doguya-suji.

Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau

OSAKA-INFO - Osaka Visitor's Guide

Access to Osaka from Kobe