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Osaka.comKansaiKizugawa Station: A Mysterious Place in Osaka The Nankai Shiomibashi Line is a short, isolated 1.5 km branch of the Nankai Koya Line in Osaka, running strictly between Shiomibashi Station and Kishinosato-Tamade Station.

September 22

Osaka.comKansaiTear Gas Scare: This Week in Osaka: September 12th to 19th 2026 Each week, here at Osaka.com, we bring you a selection of some of the top stories about Osaka making the local and national news here in Japan. Sometimes it’s…

September 20

Osaka.comKansaiHilton Osaka 40th Anniversary: Celebrate at CENTRUM and MYPLACE Hilton Osaka has been part of the Umeda skyline since 1986, and this year the landmark hotel marks its 40th anniversary. What better way to celebrate a special occasion…

September 16

Osaka.comKansaiQuestions Over Temple Tax: This Week in Osaka: September 5th to 12th 2026 Each week here at Osaka.com we bring you a selection of some of the top stories about Osaka making the local and national news here in Japan. Sometimes it’s…

September 13

Osaka.comKansaiGyoza no Ohsho vs Osaka Ohsho: What’s the Difference? The Story Behind Japan’s Rival Chinese Restaurant Chains Locked in a Decades-Long Battle For Japanese people who have long doted on authentic Chinese cuisine, there are two well known…

September 7

Osaka.comKansaiNew Rules Threaten Business: This Week in Osaka August 29th to September 5th 2026 Each week here at Osaka.com we bring you a selection of some of the top stories about Osaka making the local and national news here in Japan. Sometimes it’s…

September 6

Osaka.comKansaiOsaka in the Movies: Young Thugs: Innocent Blood Kishiwada City, located in the southern-most reaches of Osaka-fu, the Osaka administrative region, might very well be an almost unknown territory to residents of Osaka proper. Yes, in the…

September 1

Osaka.comKansaiPolice Cameras Approved: This Week in Osaka August 22nd-29th 2026 Each week here at osaka.com, we bring you a selection of some of the top stories about Osaka making the local and national news here in Japan. Sometimes its…

August 30

Osaka.comKansaiEhon Bar Gabu: Picture Book Bar in Ame-Mura, Osaka Address: 2 Chome-9-5 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0086. Tel: 06-6211-1805. Open: 20:00-5:00. Closed: Sun.

August 25

Osaka.comKansaiExpo Contractor Arrested: This Week in Osaka August 15th to 22nd Each week here at osaka.com, we bring you a selection of some of the top stories about Osaka making the local and national news here in Japan. Sometimes its…

August 23

Day by Day Japan plans a first trip to Japan the way a friend who lives here would: one day at a time, with the trains and the prices written down.

Each route is a real day or weekend: where to go first, how long the walk or the train takes, what the ticket costs and where to eat on the way. Prices come from the operator's or the place's own published fares and carry the date they were checked; where we have not checked a price, the route says so instead of guessing. If it rains, the route has a plan B.

Around the routes sits the week in Japan. Every few hours the site reads the Japanese city and food press and the English-language desks in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, and puts the places they name on one map. Headlines stay in the language they were written in, every story links to its source, and we quote no more than a line.

The routes and notes are written by one editor under a pen name, Sora Nakamura, drafted with AI assistance from checked material and read before they go out. Day by Day Japan is independent: no advertisers, no affiliate links, no bookings.