Living in Osaka Blog

If you’re new to Osaka and are planning to meet a friend in Osaka, where are the best places to arrange to meet up? Here are a couple of recommendations, if you have others feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll update the post. In Umeda Big Man (Kinokuniya Bookstore) This is a [...]

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By far the biggest bargain to travel on Osaka’s subway is the No-My-Car-Day Ticket (ノーマイカーフリーチケット).  Available every Friday and the 20th of the month, it is an initiative to help reduce cars on the road and increase usage of public transport. For 600 Yen you can travel all day on the subway and bus system.  [...]

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I’m sure that a quick search will find you this link but just in case, here is the English site of Osaka’s Public Transportation Bureau. Also available in Korean and Chinese too. Lot’s of useful information including a pdf map of the subway system [UPDATE: I don't know since when but the pdf now does [...]

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100 yen shops are your friend if you’re living in Osaka and on a budget (like me). One of the best chains is the Daikoku （ダイコク） chain, which is a drug store (chemist) and 100 yen shop combined. They are easy to spot as they have bright orange signs like this. The thing that is special about them

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What I like so much about Osaka is its people. In general they live up to their collective reputation of being loud but friendly. Osaka feels much more

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