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Osaka / Japan

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High-rise towers of Osaka Business Park seen looking southwest from the keep tower of Osaka Castle — Photo: DXR, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Author DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Osaka, Japan, for the best experience?Late March into the first week of April, or the whole of October through mid-November — Osaka's two mild, comparatively dry windows, bracketing a summer that is both…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Osaka on a first visit?Osaka Castle, the Mozu-Furuichi tomb mounds and the Dotonbori canal district — one reconstructed keep with a museum inside it, one UNESCO World Heritage property that…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Osaka, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Dotonbori for takoyaki and okonomiyaki, Shinsekai for kushikatsu, and Kuromon Ichiba market for raw ingredients and standing counters — three districts that each do one…

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