Osaka weekly events for Sept. 9–15, 2025. Festivals, concerts, exhibitions and more—your guide to what’s happening in Osaka ...

Visiting Osaka is a great idea any time of year, but mark your calendars for 2025, when the city will host the World Expo from April to October. This time around, the theme is Designing a Future ...

Osaka is hosting the massive Expo 2025 from April to October, but there are far more reasons to visit this restless city where little seems impossible.

Osaka’s Kishiwada Danjiri Festival kicks off on September 13. The highlight of the centuries-old festival, the ...

From a forest ryokan to affordable downtown stays and sky-high luxury suites, these are Osaka’s most exciting new hotels this ...

As one of the largest cities in Japan, Osaka and the broader Kansai region stand out in contrast to Tokyo for its unique dialect, seemingly grittier way of life, and as the gateway to the island of ...

Kyoto may be considered by some as the crowning jewel of Kansai, but there's so much more to this region of Japan than its ancient capital. From the urban environs of downtown Osaka to the tranquility ...

For over 400 years, this castle perched on a hill in Japan has looked largely the same. It hasn’t always been the same castle, however. Here’s the story of how this castle just kept getting knocked ...