Osaka
Osaka is the largest economic center in west Japan, and it is serving as a gateway to KANSAI including Kansai International Airport, Osaka International Airport, Osaka and Kobe Ports. Osaka surrounded by a river is called “the capital of water” , and its economy and culture was developed by water transport. Must see: Dotonbori, must eat Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, skewer and udon
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![about kansai](/kansaiguide/img/about-kansai_320_en.jpg)
Things to do in
Osaka
![Minoh Takimichi One-Way Sightseeing](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21739/20240528_110604_b820f71f_w640.jpg)
Minoh Takimichi One-Way Sightseeing
![Osaka B&S Program](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21749/20240331_165835_43884c8a_w640.jpg)
Osaka B&S Program
![HISTORICAL MEAL SERVED FOR A SHOGUN IN MEDIEVAL SAKAI](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21747/20240331_164519_3234ef95_w640.jpg)
HISTORICAL MEAL SERVED FOR A SHOGUN IN MEDIEVAL SAKAI
![Cruise taxi from Osaka to Sakai with stay and local seafood dinner](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21746/20240331_133214_294e1ec4_w640.jpg)
Cruise taxi from Osaka to Sakai with stay and local seafood dinner
![Cruise taxi from Sakai to Osaka and Tram tour in Sakai](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21745/20240331_132328_c6e7fb44_w640.jpg)
Cruise taxi from Sakai to Osaka and Tram tour in Sakai
![Hankai Tramway](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21737/20240330_231959_d058f13c_w640.jpg)
Hankai Tramway
![CHARTERED HANKAI TRAM](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21736/20240330_231431_ff74c80d_w640.jpg)
CHARTERED HANKAI TRAM
![Cruise taxi from Sakai to Osaka and bicycle taxi tour in Sakai](/kansaiguide/data/directory/22000/21735/20240330_230806_0c55011f_w640.jpg)
Cruise taxi from Sakai to Osaka and bicycle taxi tour in Sakai
Eating Out in
Osaka
Events & Festivals in
Osaka
![Yassai Hossai at Iwatsuta Jinja](/kansaiguide/data/directory/21000/20239/20221115_213911_700bafd3_w640.jpg)
Yassai Hossai at Iwatsuta Jinja
![Futon Daiko](/kansaiguide/data/directory/16000/15012/20211015_062652_d95936f6_w640.jpg)
Futon Daiko
![Danjiri Festival (an annual festival held in October)](/kansaiguide/data/directory/16000/15013/20211015_062652_847c65bb_w640.jpg)
Danjiri Festival (an annual festival held in October)
![Tenjin Festival](/kansaiguide/data/directory/16000/15028/20211015_062710_139dc52a_w640.jpg)
Tenjin Festival
![Yasaka Jinja Onda](/kansaiguide/img/noimg-640.png)
Yasaka Jinja Onda
![Osaka Pottery Festival](/kansaiguide/img/noimg-640.png)
Osaka Pottery Festival
![Higashi Bon Odori](/kansaiguide/img/noimg-640.png)
Higashi Bon Odori
![Gangara Fire Festival](/kansaiguide/img/noimg-640.png)
Gangara Fire Festival
Osaka Videos
![OSAKA -The World Heritage Site MOZU-FURUICHI KOFUN GROUP -](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20138/20220715_065947_455a196a_w320.jpg)
15 Jul 2022
OSAKA -The World Heritage Site MOZU-FURUICHI KOFUN GROUP -
![Exclusive Noh performance of "Takasago" by Tomoyoshi Ueno at Osaka Temmangu Shrine](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20030/20220129_205407_01227126_w320.jpg)
31 Jan 2022
Exclusive Noh performance of "Takasago" by Tomoyoshi Ueno at Osaka Temmangu Shrine
![OSAKA Downtown of Japan](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20046/20220627_223757_14665861_w320.jpg)
30 Jun 2020
OSAKA Downtown of Japan
![Sensational Sakai](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20047/20220627_224328_76337692_w320.jpg)
16 Jun 2020
Sensational Sakai
![KANSAI JAPAN Wakayama Osaka in 8K HDR - Wakayama Osaka](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20048/20220627_225441_7cd45b54_w320.jpg)
15 Jun 2020
KANSAI JAPAN Wakayama Osaka in 8K HDR - Wakayama Osaka
![Experience KANSAI, Japan : Namba Tsuboichi Tea, Osaka](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20049/20220627_230335_1bf86ea0_w320.jpg)
1 Jun 2020
Experience KANSAI, Japan : Namba Tsuboichi Tea, Osaka
Osaka Blogs
![Let's visit the World Heritage Site Mozu-Furuichi Kofun* Group!](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20230/20240314_190031_5cc27afb_w320.jpg)
26 Apr 2024
Let's visit the World Heritage Site Mozu-Furuichi Kofun* Group!
![Kansai International Airport③](/kansaiguide/data/article/17000/16334/20211015_064129_f9ca6d63_w320.jpg)
31 Jan 2024
Kansai International Airport③
![Kansai International Airport②](/kansaiguide/data/article/17000/16331/20211015_064124_35b224fb_w320.jpg)
31 Jan 2024
Kansai International Airport②
![Kansai International Airport①](/kansaiguide/data/article/17000/16330/20211015_064120_9e5ef609_w320.jpg)
31 Jan 2024
Kansai International Airport①
![How much do you know about Kansai? Get to know Kansai before you visit Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan! Kansai Super Speed Learning – History Edition.](/kansaiguide/data/article/21000/20217/20231201_162526_25b8d584_w320.jpg)
30 Nov 2023
How much do you know about Kansai? Get to know Kansai before you visit Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan! Kansai Super Speed Learning – History Edition.
![How Many Do You Know? 5 Famous Kansai Castles](/kansaiguide/data/article/17000/16215/20231201_153247_d71490e9_w320.jpg)
29 Nov 2023
How Many Do You Know? 5 Famous Kansai Castles
![SAMURAI MIND](/kansaiguide/data/article/17000/16059/20211015_063000_3dc045f2_w320.jpg)
21 Nov 2023
SAMURAI MIND
![Five Instagrammable Shinto Shrines and Buddhist Temples in the Kansai Region](/kansaiguide/data/article/17000/16049/20211015_062934_3f0d557b_w320.jpg)
14 Nov 2023