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Neon-lit nightlife street in Shinsaibashi Osaka with restaurants, bars, and pedestrians at night

Osaka Guides

17 May 2026

Discover Shinsaibashi: Osaka’s Ultimate Shopping Street

Luxury stores, hidden cafés, cheesecake queues, neon side streets, and character spots shape this route through Osaka’s busiest arcade....

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    Namba Parks: Osaka’s Most Unique Shopping Complex

    Part shopping mall, part urban garden. Here's ever...

    Interior view of Namba Parks Shopping Complex in Osaka, Japan, featuring curved modern architecture, open-air atrium, glass skybridge, retail storefronts, and shoppers walking through the luxury shopping mall.
    Part shopping mall, part urban garden. Here's ever...

    Written by: Keziah Maru

    15 May 2026
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    Grand Front Osaka Guide: Shopping, Dining, Gardens

    Find where to eat shop and unwind inside Grand Fro...

    Aerial view from April 2015 showing Grand Front Osaka's modern towers alongside Yodobashi Umeda department store in Osaka's Umeda district, with urban skyline and rail lines below.
    Find where to eat shop and unwind inside Grand Fro...

    Written by: Samantha Arnaldo

    28 April 2026
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    Umeda’s Underground Shopping: What’s In Store

    Find your way through Osaka’s vast underground mal...

    Interior view of Diamor Osaka's central shopping arcade in Umeda, captured on March 10, 2011, featuring elegant storefronts, marble flooring, and bright skylights evoking an Italian townscape.
    Find your way through Osaka’s vast underground mal...

    Written by: Samantha Arnaldo

    27 April 2026

  • Minoo Falls in autumn with vibrant red and orange maple leaves, a red pedestrian bridge, and visitors walking along the scenic forest trail in Osaka, Japan

    Minoo Park Osaka Guide: Hike, Waterfall, Access, & Tips

    Minoo Park is a 30-minute Osaka escape with a paved riverside trail, seasonal foliage, and a 33-metr...

    By: Keziah Maru

    24 April 2026
  • Daytime view of Nakanoshima Park in Osaka with rose gardens, paved walkways, and the city skyline rising behind a river bridge

    Nakanoshima Park: Osaka’s Riverside Oasis of Culture and Greenery

    A quiet stretch of Osaka that reveals itself slowly. Know when to go, where to pause, and how to mak...

    By: Keziah Maru

    23 April 2026
My Neighbour Totoro Studio Ghibli’s beloved film, brought to life
on stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company
The family’s move to the countryside,
recreated live on stage
Soot sprites swarming live on stage,
just as you remember them from the film
Joe Hisaishi's iconic score,
performed by a live band and singer
Musicians play from treehouses
above the stage at every performance
Winner of six Olivier Awards
and five WhatsOnStage Awards
The beloved Totoro made real, with puppets
built by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
Totoro and the Catbus, live Satsuki and Mei, live in London The soot sprites are real Hisaishi's score, live nightly Musicians in the treehouses Award-winning, final months Six Olivier Awards Book your seats From screen to stage Choose your date Book tickets Book tickets Book tickets See Totoro live

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    By Samantha Arnaldo

    2 April 2026

  • Recreated ancient palace corridor inside Osaka Museum of History with tall red pillars and mannequins in traditional Japanese court attire

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    27 March 2026

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    By Keziah Maru

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    Namba Yasaka Shrine: The Lion-Head Guardian of Osaka

    By Samantha Arnaldo

    16 March 2026

  • The exterior building of Osaka Science Museum. It consists of a round shape with a tall vertical building beside it.

    Osaka Science Museum: Hands-On Learning for All Ages

    By Samantha Arnaldo

    9 March 2026

  • Tempozan Harbor's ferris wheel

    Tempozan Harbor Village: Osaka’s Waterfront Complex

    By Keziah Maru

    1 March 2026

  • Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street

    Tenjinbashisuji: Osaka’s Longest Shopping Arcade

    By Keziah Maru

    27 February 2026

  • A colorful store in Nipponbashi Den Den Town that sells electronics

    Nipponbashi Den Den Town: Osaka’s Otaku Paradise

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    23 February 2026

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My Neighbour Totoro Studio Ghibli’s beloved film, brought to life
on stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company
The family’s move to the countryside,
recreated live on stage
Soot sprites swarming live on stage,
just as you remember them from the film
Joe Hisaishi's iconic score,
performed by a live band and singer
Musicians play from treehouses
above the stage at every performance
Winner of six Olivier Awards
and five WhatsOnStage Awards
The beloved Totoro made real, with puppets
built by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
Totoro and the Catbus, live Satsuki and Mei, live in London The soot sprites are real Hisaishi's score, live nightly Musicians in the treehouses Award-winning, final months Six Olivier Awards Book your seats From screen to stage Choose your date Book tickets Book tickets Book tickets See Totoro live
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