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OSAKA
Discover the best of OSAKA with our travel tips blog! Explore OSAKA's hidden gems, local cuisine, and attractions to enhance your trip.


ESLEAD HOTEL Namba East is a minpaku-style apartment hotel near Namba
Discover ESLEAD HOTEL Namba East, a minpaku-style apartment hotel in Osaka with kitchen facilities, laundry, spacious rooms, PIN-code entry and easy access to Namba, Kuromon Market, Dotonbori and Shinsekai.

The Japan Index
4 days ago3 min read


Kyo-Train Garaku is the most beautiful way to travel from Osaka to Kyoto
Discover Kyo-Train Garaku, Hankyu Railway’s Kyoto-themed sightseeing train running from Osaka-Umeda to Kyoto-Kawaramachi on weekends and holidays with no reservation and no extra fare.

The Japan Index
Jun 32 min read


A Happy Pancake Osaka is the fluffy pancake stop to visit in Umeda
Discover A Happy Pancake Osaka in Umeda, a popular Japanese pancake café known for fluffy soufflé-style pancakes, Manuka honey whipped butter, sweet toppings and easy access near Higashi-Umeda Station.

The Japan Index
May 263 min read


TONES OSAKA is a sleek design hotel in Osaka’s Umeda area
Discover TONES OSAKA, a sleek design hotel in Osaka’s Umeda area with moody interiors, spacious rooms, Aldo Rossi architectural details, a lounge bar and easy access to Osaka Station.

The Japan Index
May 253 min read


Nakanoshima Museum of Art Osaka is a bold architectural stop for Enfants Terribles
Discover Nakanoshima Museum of Art Osaka, a striking black-box museum in Nakanoshima, and see Enfants Terribles, Premonitions of Oblivion featuring Morimura Yasumasa, Yanobe Kenji and Yanagi Miwa before it ends on July 20, 2026.

The Japan Index
May 243 min read


ESLEAD HOTEL Namba Dotonbori East review: apartment-style hotel stay in Osaka
Read our ESLEAD HOTEL Namba Dotonbori East review, an apartment-style Osaka hotel near Dotonbori with spacious rooms, kitchen facilities, laundry, access details and a 5% discount code for Japan Index readers.

The Japan Index
May 173 min read

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