Living in Osaka Blog

If you’re in Osaka and want to grab some free (and legit) net access, you can see if you are close to one of the Freespot Access Points. Here’s a list in English of all their wifi hotspots, they are mostly cafes or hotels. And if you are looking for a wifi hotspot in Umeda, [...]

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I hope everyone is enjoying their Golden Week holidays. There’s going to be an Information Service Day on Sunday 13th May 2007 held at the Osaka International House from 11am to 5pm Free counseling and advice will be offered on the following subjects: legal issues, human rights, immigration, employment, careers, health insurance, national pension, everyday [...]

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The central library is one of the greatest resources for people living in Osaka. Most books are of course Japanese but there is a sizable collection of English books, and smaller collections of French, Spanish and other language books. In addition, they also have newspapers and magazines. There are books for children and the library [...]

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I was walking down the Midosuji when I noticed on the lamp-posts some QR Codes. QR codes are 2D barcodes which most recent Japanese mobile phones can read. They can contain various info such as telephone numbers, email addresses or links to web sites. The ones on the lamp-posts linked to a web site made [...]

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OK if you are going to the Immigration Office on or after the 25th Dec 2007, click to read this post instead.  The office is moving to the Nanko area.    ——- I had to renew my visa recently so I decided to take a video of how to get to the Immigration Office in [...]

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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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