Living in Osaka Blog

Even though I live in Osaka, I can’t possibly catch all the news and events happening around. So I need your help, if you are in Osaka and know of any news and events in or about Osaka and would like me to post it here, use this form just send me the details via [...]

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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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Before the Spring cherry blossom season there is the less famous plum blossoms. They are attractive in their own right and one of the best places to see them is at Osaka Castle. From now until the next couple of weeks is the best time to see them so if you have time, go and [...]

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Spotted in my local subway station The multi-talented Ueto Aya warns everyone about the dangers of spyware. And you thought she was just a pretty face :p

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I noticed this new subway map yesterday on the way back from work. I am not sure when they were put up but it must have been the last couple of days. The thing that was most striking for me was the new kinks on the lines (I’ve highlighted them in yellow). The kinks just [...]

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